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grass in the Tropics at low altitudes, used for pasture and for cut green feed. 

 In common with Eriochloa subglabra called " malojilla " (see p. 299) in Porto 

 Rico ; in Cuba called " hierba del Paral," " hierba bruja," and " paraua ; " in the 

 English islands called " Dutch grass " and " Scotch grass." 



6. Panicum reptans L. Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 870. 17.59. 



Open ground, at low altitudes, especially near the coast, frequently a weed in 

 waste places and cultivated soil. Gulf Coast of the United States and Atlantic 

 slope of Mexico, throughout the West Indies to northern South America ; also 

 introduced in the warm regions of the Eastern Hemisphere. Originally de- 

 scribed from Jamaica. In Cuba called " San Juan de Castillo." 



7. Panicum fasciculatum Swartz, Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 22. 1788. 



Moist open ground, often a weed in fields and waste places, southern Florida 

 and Texas, Mexico, and throughout the West Indies to central South America. 

 Originally described from Jamaica. In Cuba called " sUrbana." 



8. Panicum molle Swartz, Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 22. 1788. 



Open ground, often a weed in fields, Cuba. Jamaica, Mexico, and Central 

 America to Argentina. In Cuba called " sCirbana." The type from the West 

 Indies, probably Jamaica. This species was referred by Grisebach * to Panicum 

 carthaginense. 



9. Panicum adspersum Trin. Gram. Pan. 146. 1826. 



Moist open ground, Florida and throughout the West Indies. Originally de- 

 scribed from Santo Domingo. 



10. Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer. 1 : 48. 1803. 



Moist ground along streams and a weed in waste places and in cultivated 

 soil. United States, Bermuda, Bahamas, Cuba, and Guadeloupe ; also in Panama. 

 Originally described from the United States. 



11. Panicum bartowense Scribn. & Merr. U. S. Dept. Agr. Div. Agrost. Circ. 35: 

 3. 1901. 



Low ground, often growing in shallow water, Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, and 

 Jamaica. Originally described from Florida. 



12. Panicum aquaticum Poir. in Lam. Encycl. Suppl. 4: 281. 1816. 



Wet places or in shallow water, margins of streams and ponds, mostly at low 

 altitudes, Cuba, Porto Rico, and Trinidad, and Mexico to Paraguay. 



13. Panicum elephantipes Nees, Agrost. Bras. 165. 1829. 



In ponds and shallow water at low altitudes, Cuba, Jamaica, and Porto Rico, 

 and from Guatemala south to Argentina. Originally described from Brazil. 



14. Panicum capillare L. Sp. PI. 58. 1753. 



Open ground, common in the eastern United States, introduced in Bermuda. 

 Originally described from Virginia. 



Panicum meliaceitm L. (hog mullet, broomcokn millet), introduced from 

 the Old World and escaped from cultivation in the United States, has been 

 found in Porto Rico (Stevenson 3052) and St. Croix {Bensoii in Copenhagen 

 Herb.). 



15. Panicum hlrticaule Presl, Rel. Haenk. 1: 308. 1830. 



Rocky or sandy soil, southwestern United States and south to South America ; 

 also in Haiti. Originally described from Mexico. 



16. Panicum cayennense Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1: 173. 1791. 



Open ground and pine woods, Cuba, Jamaica, and Costa Rica to Brazil. 

 Originally described from French Guiana. 



' Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 546. 1864. ~~ 



