LIST OF HIGHER SEED-PRODUCING PLANTS. 77 
HERB.: Taylor 658, Cobb river, Blue Earth Co.; 
Bailey 32, Vermilion lake. 
KOELERIA PErs. Syn. I, 97 (1805). 
Collinaria Euru. Beitr IV. 147 (1789). 
Airochloa Linx, Hort. Berol. I, 126 (1827). 
Lophochloa RetcuH. Fl. Germ. Exc. 42 (1930). 
/Egialitis Trin, Fund. Agr. 127 (1820). 
4@gialina SCHULTES, Syst. Mant. II, 13, 222 (1824). 
Wilhelmsia C. Kocu, Linn. XXT, 400 (1847). 
Benth. and Hook., Gen. Pl. III, 1183; Durand, Ind. Gen. Phan. 476 ; 
Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 2, II, 70 (Hackel). 
Living species: 15; Europe, temp. Asia, N. Africa—1 
of these, N. America, S. America and 8S. Africa. Principally 
in Europe; Europe, 16 (Richter); Russia, 4; 1 Patagonia, 
Sandwich Isls.; N. America, 1. 
Koeleria cristata (Linn.) Pers. Syn. I, 97 (1805). 
Aira cristata LINN. Spec. 63 (1753). 
Festuca cristata VILL. Dauph. II, 93 (1787). 
Poa pyramidata Lam. I). I, 183 (1791). 
P. cristata WILLD. Spec. I, 402 (1797). 
Melica gmelint Roruw. Tent. Germ. II, 104 (1797). 
M. hirsuta KoEL. Gram. 144 (1802). 
Dactylis cristata M. B. Fil. T. 1, 67 (1809). 
Koeleria nitida Nurt. Gen. I, 74 (1818). 
Koeleria arenaria DuM. Agr. 115 (1828). 
kK. parviflora Bert. Schultes Mant. II, 344 (1824). 
Airochloa cristata LINK, Hort. Berol. I, 485 (1827). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6ed. 659; Upham, Fl. Minn. 166; Wats., 
Fl. Calif. II, 301; Coult., Fl. Colo. 418; Webb., Fl. Neb. 102; Vas., Agr. 
Grasses U. S. 60; Engl., Hackel, Nat. Pflanz. LI, 2, 70; Richt., Pl. Eur. I, 
74; Led., Fl. Ross. IV, 401; Nym.,Fl. Eur.; Hook., FI. Gt. Brit. 488; Trautv., 
Fl. Sib. 138; Wats., King Exp. 383; Cov., Fl. Ark. 236; Roth, Wheel. Exp. 
288; Hart., Fl. Scand. I, 506. 
All Europe; middle Russia to Caucasus mts. and 
Dahuria. 
North America: Penn. to Ill, Neb., Kan., Ark.; N. 
W. to Dak., Minn., Saskatchewan, Athabasca; W. to Vancouver, 
Oregon and Calif.; R. mt. region. 
Minn. valley: Throughout; abundant; dry hillsides, 
railway embankments and roadsides or meadows. 
Hers.: Sheldon 756, Sleepy Eye; Taylor 656, Cobb 
river, Blue Earth Co.; Taylor 353, Janesville; Taylor 174, Janes- 
ville; Ballard 96, Shakopee; Ballard 254, Jordan, Scott Co.; 
Ballard 184, Jordan, Scott Co.; MacM. and Sheld. 57, Brainerd; 
Sandberg 568, Red Wing; Herb. Sheld. 1758, Minneapolis ; 
Sheldon 1382, Lake Benton. 
