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IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 
Poa pratensis L. Kentucky Blue Grass. Common throughout 
our area. 
Poa triflora Gilib. Fowl Meadow Grass. Taken but once in a 
low field near Oxford. 
GLYCERIA R. Br. 
Glyceria nervata (Willd.) Trin. Nerved Manna Grass. Abun- 
dant in marshy places. 
Glyceria grcmdis Wats. Heed Meadow Grass. Common in moist 
soil. 
Glyceria septentrionalis Hitchc. Northern Manna Grass. Not so 
common but found in marshes. 
FESTUCA L. 
Festuca octo flora Walt. Slender Fesque Grass. Not scarce in 
sandy soils. 
Festuca elatior L. Meadow Fesque Grass. Sparingly as an escape. 
Festuca nutans Spreng. Nodding Fesque Grass, Common in 
woodlands. 
Festuca shortii Kunth. Short’s Fesque Grass, Rare in wood- 
lands. 
BROMUS L. 
Bromus secalinus L. Chess. Not uncommon in fields and waste 
places. 
Bromus tectorum L. Downy Brome Grass, Sparingly introduced. 
Bromus ciliatus L. Fringed Brome Grass. Abundant in wood- 
lands. 
Bromus purgans L. Hairy Brome Grass, Less common. 
Bromus altissimus Pursh. Tall Brome Grass. Not rare in wood- 
lands. 
Bromus incdnus (Shear) Hitchc. Velvety Brome Grass. Scarce 
in rocky wooded places. 
Bromus kalmii Gray. Kalm’s Chess. Scarce in dry soil. 
AGROPYRON Gaertn. 
Agropyron smithii Rydb. Western Wheat Grass. Railway right 
of way near Elmira. 
Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv. Quack Grass. Very common 
especially along railways. 
