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Fig. 48. Panicum melicarium Michx. (P. hiatis Ell.); Beal, 

 Grasses N. Am., 2 : 127.— A smooth, sleuder, usually erect peieu- 

 uial 2 to 5 dm. high, with narrow, flat leaves and simple, open 

 panicles G to 15 cm. long. — Moist jiine barrens and marshes. 

 North Carolina to Florida, Missouri, Indian Territory, and Texas. 

 March-October. 



