94 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 569; Britt., Fl. N. J. 260; Upham, 
Fl. Minn. 150; Mac., Fl. Can., II. 93; Britt., Torr. Bull. XITI, 205; Webb., 
Appx. Neb. 24. 
North America: N. Br. to Owen Sound; S. to N. J. 
and Fla.; W. to Minn., Neb., N. Mex. and Tex.; Sacramento 
and San Francisco, Calif. 
Minn. valley: Reported from S. E. and forest district; 
banks of lakes, sandy beaches. 
ERIOPHORUM Linn. Gen. 34 (1787). 
Linagrostis ADANS. Fam. II, 41 (1763). 
Trichophorum Pers. Syn. I, 69 (1805). 
Benth. and Hook., Gen. Pl. III, 1052; Durand, Ind. Gen. Phan. 457; 
Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 2. II, 111. (Pax). 
Living species: 18; Europe, extratropical Asia and N. 
America. Europe, 8; Russia, 8; Russian Europe, 8; N. Amer- 
ica, 10-11; Canada, 9-10; S. Sts., 2; Rocky mts., 2; E. Sts., 7; 
California, 2; Pl. King., 1. 
Eriophorum virginicum Linn. Spec. 52 (1753). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 583; Britt., Fl. N. J. 265; Upham, 
Fl. Minn. 152; Webb., Fl Neb. 98; Chap., Fl. 8. St. 521; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 
105; Engl. Pax, Nat. Pflanz. IT, 2, 111. 
North America: Newf., N. S., N. Br., Q., Ont. to 
Saskatchewan; S. to N. J., Fla.; W. to Minn., Neb. and Tex. 
Minn. valley: Reported from S. E. district; doubtful; 
bogs and marshes. 
Eriophorum gracile Kocu, Roth. Cat. II, 259 (1800). 
Linagrostis paniculata var. B. LAM. FI. Fr. III, 555 (1778). 
Eriophorum triquetrum Hoppr, Taschenb. 106 (1800). 
E. angustifolium Torr, FI. N.Y. II, 359 (18438). 
E. gracile var. paucinervium ENGELM. Gray’s Man. ed. 2, 502 (1852). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 583; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 106; Upham, 
Fl. Minn. 152; Wats., Fl. Calif. 11, 220; Coult., Fl. Colo. 368; Britt., Fl. 
N. J. 266; Richt., Pl. Eur. 136; Hook., Fl. Gt. Brit. 446; Led., Fl. Ross. 
IV, 255; Trautv., Fl. Sib. 122; Herd., Fl. Hur. Russ. 138; Hart., Fl. Scand. 
T, 450; Webb , Appx. Neb. 24; Rothr., Alask. 457. 
Northern and central Europe; Siberia. 
North America:. Newf. and N. S. to Hudson Straits, 
Saskatchewan, Arctic sea and Ft. Wrangel, Alaska; S. to N. 
J., Minn., Neb. and Mo. 
Minn. valley: Forest district; bogs and edges of 
marshes. 
Hers.: Ballard 483, Prior’s lake, Scott Co.; Taylor 
519, Mud Lake, Waseca Co.; Ballard 114, Chaska; Taylor 87, 
Elysian ; Sheldon 340, Madison Lake; Leibery 83, Blue Earth 
Co.; Sandberg 522, Chisago lake. 
