102 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 
Elysian; Taylor 19, Elysian; Ballard 24, Chaska; Ballard 4935, 
Prior’s lake, Scott Co.; Taylor 620, Minnesota lake; JMJacM. 
and Sheld. 58, Brainerd; Kassube 252, Minneapolis; Bailey 19, 
Vermilion lake; Bailey 535, Long lake; Sheldon, 1620, Ram- 
sey Co. 
Heleocharis palustris (Linn.) R. Br. var. glaucescens 
( WILLD.) GRay, Man. ed. v, 558 (1868). 
Scirpus glaucescens WILLD. Enum. 76 (1809). 
Eleocharis glaucescens R. and S$. Mant. II, 89 (1824). 
E. calua Torr. FI. N.Y. I, 346 (1843). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 575; Britt., Fl. N. J. 262; Upham, 
Fl. Minn. 151; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 96; Britt., Jour. Micro. Soc. N. Y. V, 103; 
Webb., Appx. Neb. 24. 
North America: With type east of Minn. and S. of 
Nipigon river, also in Nebraska. 
Minn. valley: Reported from N.E. district; infrequent 
or rare; localities with the typical form. 
Heleocharis ovata (RotH.) R. Br. Prodr. I, 80 (1810). 
Scirpus capitatus SCHREB. Spic. Lips. 60 (1771). 
S. compressus MOENCH, Meth. 349 (1794). 
S. annuus THuILL. FI. Par. ed. 2, I, 22 (1799). 
. ovatus RotTH. Cat. IT, 5 (1800). 
. nutans BerG. FI. Pyr. I, 43 (1803). 
. soloniensis Dus. Meth. Ort. 295 (1803). 
. turgidus Pers. Syn. I, 66 (1805). 
. multicaulis GMEL. FI. Bad. 96 (1805). 
. obtusus WILLD. Enum. I, 76 (1809). 
Eleocharis obtusa SCHULTES, Mant. II, 89 (1824). 
Clavula ovata Dum. FI. Belg. 143 (1827). 
Eleogenus ovatus Nees, Linn. TX, 294 (1834). 
Eleocharis diandra Wrieut, Torr. Bull. X, 101 (1883). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 574; Webb., Fl. Neb. 99; Britt., 
FI. N. J. 262; Mac., Fl Can. 95; Wats., Fl. Calif. 1I, 222; Chap., Fl. S. St. 
518; Upham, Fl. Minn. 150; Richt., Pl. Eur. 143; Herd., Fl. Russ. Eur. 138; 
Engl. Pax, Nat. Pflanz. IT, 2,112; Mac., Fl. Can. II, 372; Cov., Fl. Ark. 
229; Britt., Journ. N. Y. Micro. Soc. V, 102; R. and S., Syst. II, 152. 
Central Europe, Siberia and India. 
North America: N.S., N. Br., Q., Ont. to Georgian 
Bay and Saskatchewan; S. to N. Eng., N. J., Fla.; W. to Minn., 
Dak., Neb., Ark. and Tex.; Brit. Col. to Oregon, Plumas Co., 
Calif., and Yosemite. ' 
Minn. valley: Forest district; infrequent; in wet places. 
Hers.: Ballard 439, Prior's lake, Scott Co. 
RRARBR 
IRIA Ricu. Pers. Syn. I, 65 (1805). 
Fimbristylis VauL, Enum. II, 285 (1806). 
Abildgaardia VAHL, 1. c. 296 (1806). 
