44, 
1, Spikelets ovate, 2-7 ‘mn. long. (Also, panicle open; 
lemmas prominently nerved; first glume less than 
1 mm. long; florets crowded toward ends of branches, 
OREEN) PULP ISH recites eiele a's! sre elelcrer eke efels cite ae steleletetetors cH) Gi SEETatal 
Glyceria septentrionalis Hitche. Sweet Grass, 
Floating Eastern 
Mannagrass 
Ivy Neck. One station: moist, grazed woods at head of Cheston 
Creek estuary. Hectare 4733. Canopy of mature Platanus occidentalis, 
Diospyros virginiana, Liquidambar styraciflua, Robinia pseudoacacia. 
Associate species: Glyceria striata, Poa compressa, Carex crinita, 
Carex tribuloides. Higman 735. 
G. striata (Lam.) Hitchc. Fowl Meadowgrass, 
Fowl Mannagrass 
Java Farm and Ivy Neck. Infrequent to moderately abundant in 
stream valleys, moist woodland, etc. Principal stations are at head 
of Cheston Creek estuary (described above) and at shore of Muddy Creek, 
upstream from culvert of old entrance road (Java Farm). Associate 
species besides those listed above: Panicum clandestinum, Lindera 
benzoin, Carex blanda, Duchesnea indica, Danthonia spicata. Higman 180, 
IBOLI32. 14529756, 790% 
Festuca 
1. Blades usually 4-8 mm. wide, flat. (Also, plants 
tall perennials, not densely tufted; lemmas awnless 
except in F. elatior forma aristata). 
2. Spikelets 8-15 mm. long, 6- to 11-flowered; 
panicle contracted; Nemmas acute s.'t. cee eeisin see cece be elattor 
2. Spikelets 4-6 mm. long, 2- to 5-flowered; panicle 
diffuse; lemmas obtuse. 
3. Spikelets lanceolate, scattered at tips of 
branchlets; glumes and lemmas appressed. 
Expected (F. obtusa). 
3. Spikelets ovate, close together; glumes and 
Vemmas, Loosely, aScending ese ccisise sie oe oele eee els eile sh. paradoxa 
1. Blades usually less than 1.5 mm. wide, involute or, 
if flat, less than 3.5 mm. wide. 
4, Plants annual; stamen 1. (Also, lemmas glabrous). 
