FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF INDIANA. 631 



I. Italicus (L.) Nash. Hungarian Grass. Italian Millet. 

 (Setaria Italiea Kunth.) 

 Escaped from cultivation in the southern part of the State. 

 Found in waste places adjoining cultivated areas, or in abandoned 

 fields. 



Flowers from June through August. 



Vigo (Blatchley); Jefferson and Gibson; Steuben (Bradner). 



CENCHRUS L. 



C. tribuloides L. Bur-grass. Hedgehog-grass. 



Found in dry, sandy soils in all parts of the State. The heads 

 are covered with sharp, stout spines and are extremely distressing to 

 stock. A noxious weed in many parts of the State. 



Flowers in August and September. 



Daviess (Clements) ; Clark (Barnes) ; Hamilton and Marion 

 (Wilson) ; Vigo (Blatchley). 



ZIZANIA L. 



Z. aquatica L. Wild Rice. Water Oats. 



In shallow water, near the margins of ponds and lakes, and in 

 adjacent low grounds. Sometimes covering areas of many acres. 

 Especially common in the northern part of the State. 



Flowers from June through September. 



Laporte (Barnes) ; Hamilton (Wilson) ; Round Lake (Deam) ; 

 Vigo (Blatchley); Marshall and Kosciusko (Coulter); Gibson; Steu- 

 ben (Bradner). 



HOMALOCENCHRUS Mieg. 



H. Virgtnictjs (Willd.) Britton. White Grass. 

 (Leersia Virginica Willd.) 

 Common in the southwestern part of the State in damp woods and 

 moist shaded places. 



Flowers in August and September. 



Vigo (Blatchley); Marion; Steuben (Bradner). 



H. oryzoides (L.) Poll. Rice Cut-grass. 



(Iteersia oryzoides Swartz.) 

 Common in swamps and along streams, often forming dense, 

 tangled masses. 



Flowers in August and September. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham) ; Cedar Lake (Deam) ; Vigo (Blatch- 

 ley) ; Steuben (Bradner). 



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