144 WILD FLOWERS OF CALIFORNIA 



SPOROBOLUS 



1938. Alkali sacaton Sporobolus airoides 



A densely tufted perennial, forms large tussocks; bottom lands, often in 

 alkaline soil, growing up to 11,000 feet elevation. Amador County to Tia 

 Juana. Generally too coarse for forage. 



1939. Rough-Leaved Drop- Sporobolus asperifolius 



seed 

 A species which differs from the others of this genera in having more 

 than one floret, specimens having been found with 1, 2, and 3 flowered 

 spikelets. Lassen County to Death Valley and Riverside. 



1940. Tufted Annual Sporobolus confusus 



Dropseed 

 An annual. Found on open, sandy, usually moist ground, in Sierra 

 Nevadas, Donner Lake, Mono Lake and Yosemite. 



1941. Deer Grass Epicampes rigens 



A typically southwestern grass, found as far north as Butte County, 

 mostly southern California, on dry or open ground. Considered one of the 

 best native dry land grasses. Arizona. 



1942. Shore Polypogon Polypogon littoralis 



Introduced species from Europe, found in California in waste places, 

 especially along irrigating ditches. Siskiyou County to San Diego County. 



1943. Mountain Polypo- Polypogon monspeliensis 



Introduced from Europe, in Lower California north to British Columbia. 

 Common in California in waste places, along ditches, etc., and in foothills. 



CINNA 



1944. Wood Reed-Grass Cinna latifolia 



A grass 2 to 4 feet high, with leaf blades */£ to Y\ inch wide, and panicle 

 6 to 12 inches long; thread-like branches drooping. Found in moist places in 

 woods and along streams in the Sierra Nevadas. Highly palatable to stock, 

 but seldom very abundant. 



AGROSTIS 



1945. Redtop Agrostis alba and var. 



This is an important hay and pasture grass. It is cultivated as a meadow 

 grass and frequently escapes along roads and waste places. In wet meadows 

 in the mountains. 



1946. Pacific Redtop Agrostis ampla 



This species is found from Washington to California, Mendocino County 

 and in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas. Prefers medium moist soil of 

 interior valleys. 



1947. Agrostis breviculmis 

 Mendocino County. 



1948. Spiked Redtop Agrostis exarata 



A widely distributed, erect, tufted perennial, sometimes dwarfed, or 

 as much as 4 feet high. Very common on moist sites. Coast Ranges and in 

 mountains up to 9000 feet. June, September. It is palatable to all classes of 

 stock, especially cattle and horses. It remains green most of the season. 

 Should be cultivated. 



1949. Leafy Redtop Agrostis foliosa 



Meadows and open woods, from Humboldt County south along the coast 

 and in the Sierra Nevadas north to the San Jacinto mountains, along most 

 creek bottoms. 



