154 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM. 
in Nash’s herbarium, consists of five clumps of several culms each, 7 to 40 cm. high, 
with mature primary and immature secondary panicles, and spikelets 3 to 3.2 mm. long. 
Panicum pammeli Ashe, N. C. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 175: 116. 1900. ‘‘ Prairies of 
Iowa, June.”’ The type, in Ashe’s herbarium, collected by R. I. Cratty, June 12, 
1881, has spikelets 3.1 to 3.2 mm. long. 
DESCRIPTION, 
Vernal form similar to that of P. depauperatum, more strict in habit, and in smaller 
tufts, more constantly pilose and usually papillose, the blades on the average longer 
and narrower, sometimes 25 cm. long, 
pubescent on the lower surface; panicles 
smallerand narrower, the branches erect, 
hence appearing more densely flowered; 
spikelets 2.7 to 3.2 mm. long, 1.6 to 1.7 
mm. wide, oval, blunt, sparingly pilose; 
first glume one-fourth to one-third the 
length of the spikelet, acute or obtuse; 
second glume and sterile lemma equal, 
obtuse, not extended beyond the fruit, 
strongly 7 to 9-nerved; fruit 2.4 mm. 
long, 1.5 to 1.6 mm. wide, obovate- 
oval, rounded and minutely umbonate at the summit. 
Autumnal form with secondary panicles usually more numerous than in P, depau- 
peratum and sometimes produced from the second node. 
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Fic. 138.—P. perlongum. From type specimen. 
DISTRIBUTION. 
Prairies and dry soil, Michigan and Manitoba to Texas. 
InpiANA: Elkhart County, Deam 6753.4 
Inuiwors: Hanover, Gleason & Gates 2530; Naperville, Umbach 1670; Wady Petra, 
V. H. Chase 460, 1158, 1731, in Kneucker Gram. Exs. 547; Peoria, Brendel, 
McDonald 18. 
Micuican: Keweenaw County, 
Farwell 755. 
Wisconsin: Racine, Wadmond in 
1901. 
Minnesota: Lake City, Manning 
in 1883 (Gray Herb.). 
Manrrosa: Lake Winnipeg Valley, 
Bourgeav, in 1837 (Gray Herb.). 
Sourn Daxora: Custer, Rydberg 
1100; Clark, Griffiths 863. 
Iowa: Ames, Ball 30, 145; Clinton, 
Vasey; lowa City, Somes 245. 
Nepraska: Ewing, Bates 1120. 
Missouri: Lees Summit, Bush 3089. 
Kansas: Manhattan, Hitchcock 2501, 2509. 
Texas: Llano County, Nealley 79; Wallisville, Wallis 38. 
OxKLAHoma: Creek Nation, Carleton 98. 
Fia. 139.— Distribution of P. perlongum. 
@ This specimen and those of P. xalapense, P. ashei, and P. commutatum from Indiana 
were received too late for representation in the maps. 
