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Festuca nutans Witup. Enum. I, 116 (1809). 
Poa nutans Link, Hort. Berol. (1827). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 669; Webb., Fl. Neb. 100; Britt., 
Fl. N. J. 297; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 234; Chap., Fl. S. St. 565; Upham, Fl. 
Minn. 168; Cov., Fl. Ark. 238. 
North America: N.S. to Ont., N. Eng., N. J. and Fla.; 
W. to Minn., Neb., Dak. and Mo. 
Minn. valley: Forest district and N. W.; rather rare; 
woods and thickets, sterile soil. 
HeERB.: Ballard 387, Jordan, Scott Co.; Ballard 528, 
Cleary’s lake, Scott Co.; Ballard 130, Chaska; Sandberg 583, 
Chisago Co.; Ballard 222, Jordan, Scott Co. 
Festuca ovina Linn. Spec. 73 (1753). 
Bromus ovinus Scop. Fl. Carn. I, 77 (1772). 
Festuca nigra GILip. Hxerc. Phyt. II, 533 (1792). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 669; Britt., Fl. N. J. 297; Mac., Fl. 
Can. II, 235; Wats., Fl. Calif. II, 317; Coult., Fl. Colo. 424; Webb., Fl. Neb. 
100; Upham, Fl. Minn. 168; King]. Hackel, Nat. Pflanz. IT, 2, 75; Richt., 
Pl. Eur. I, 93; Nym., Fl. Eur.; Led., Fl. Ross. IV, 350; Hook., Fl. Gt. Brit. 
497; Trautv., Fl. Sib. 134; Miyabe, Fl. Kur. 271; Wats., King Exp. 389; 
Roth., Wheel. Exp. 32, 291, 292; Hart., Fl. Scand. I, 491; Rothr., Alask. 458. 
Cosmopolitan. 
North America: N. S., Q., Ont., Man. to Saskatch- 
ewan, Bear Lake, 62° N. lat., Vancouver; S. to Fla., N. Mex. 
and Mexico. 
Minn. valley: Forest district; frequent; fields and 
meadows. ; 
HerB.: Ballard 240, Jordan, Scott Co.; Ballard 282, 
Jordan, Scott Co.; Leiberg 99, Blue Harth Co.; Bailey 489, 
Agate Bay; Bailey 450, Mud lake. 
Festuca octoflora Watt. Fl. Car. 81 (1788). 
F. bromoides Micux. FI]. N. A. I, 66 (1803). 
F. tenella Wittp. Enum. I, 113 (1809). 
Schoenodorus tenellus R. and 8. Syst. II, 727 (1817). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 669; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 237; Wats., 
Fl. Calif. II, 317; Britt., Fl. N. J. 296; Chap., Fl. S. St. 565; Webb., Fl. 
Neb. 100; Upham, Fl. Minn. 168; Coult., Fi. Colo. 424; Roth., Wheel. Exp. 
292; Wats., King Exp. 388; Cov., Fl. Ark, 238. 
North America: Q. to Brit. Col. and Vancouver; 8S. 
to Fla., Tex. and Mex. 
Minn. valley: Reported from forest district and prob- 
ably W. to Chippewa river; dry or waste places. 
BROMUS Linn. Gen. 40 (1737). 
Schedonorus BEAUY. Agrostogr. 99 (1812. 
Anisantha C. Kocu, Linn. XXI, 394 (1847). 
