56 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 
Minn. 171; Engl. Hackel, Nat. Pflanz. II. 2, 44; Hook., Fl. Gt. Brit. 473? 
Trautv, Fl. Sib. 189? Miyabe, Fl. Kur. 269? Wats., King Exp. 393; Roth., 
Wheel. Exp. 294; Vas., Mon., 43; Rothr., Alaska 458. 
N. Europe and possibly N. Asia and Kurile Isls. 
North America: Labrador and Newf to Hudson Bay 
and Alaska; S. to N. Eng., N. J.; W. to Gt. Lake region and 
Oregon to Calif. and Washington. 
Minn. valley: Throughout; common; damp fields and 
marshy meadows. 
Hers.: Sheldon 175, Eagle Lake, Blue Earth Co.; 
Menzel 7, Pipestone City; Gedge 17, Detroit, Becker Co.; Bailey 
541, Long Lake; Sandberg 596, Goodhue Co. 
ARISTIDA Linn. Gen. ed. V. 88 (1754). 
Chaetaria, Curtopogon, Arthratherum P.-BEAUY. Agyros- 
togr. 20, 32. (1812). 
Streptachne HBK. Nov. Gen. et Spec. I. 124 (1815). 
Ortachne Ness, Seem. Bot. Her. 225 (1857). 
Stipagrostis Nrers, Linon. VII. 290 (1833). 
Schistachne Fie. et Notar. Mem. Ac. Tur. 2, XII. 252 ( ) 
Benth. and Hook., Gen. Pl. III. 1140; Durand, Ind. Gen. Phan. 469; 
Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 2, II. 45 (Hackel). 
Living species: 100; warmer regions; few in temper- 
ate Eur. and Asia; abundant in N. America. Europe, 2; N. 
America, 29-30; So. Sts., 17; E. Sts., 10; Canada, 3-4; Tex., N. 
Mex. and Arizona region, 21. 
Aristida purpurea Nutt. Trans. Am. Pail. Soc v. (1887). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 640; Upham, Fl. Minn 164; Vas., 
Ag. Grasses U. S. 41; Coult., Fl. Colo. 407; Webb., Fl. Neb. 105; Mac., Fl. 
Can. II. 190; Roth., Wheel. Exp. 286; Wats., King Exp. 381; Cov., Fl. Ark. 
234. 
North America: Brit. Col. and Colo. to Tex.; W. to 
Great Basin region; EH. to Dak., Minn., Iowa, Neb., Mo. and 
Ark. 
Minn. valley; S., Central and W. districts; sandy or 
dry localities. 
Hers.: Sheldon 1379, Lake Benton; Leiberg 90, Blue 
Earth Co.; Leiberg 91, Rock Co. 
Aristida basiramea ENGELM. Bot. Gaz. IX. 76 (1884). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 640; Webb., Fl. Neb. 105; Upham, 
Fl. Minn. 163; Mac., Fl. Can. II. 190; Coult., Fl. Colo. 407; Vas., Mon. 44. 
North America: Man. to Kan., Colo., Neb., Iowa and 
Til. 
Minn. valley: N. E. and S. W. districts; dry, sandy 
localities; local or rare. 
HERB.: Upham 3, Minneapolis; Upham 4, Minneapolis. 
