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Fkj. 48. Panicum melicarium Micbx. (P. hians Ell.); l^eal, 

 Grasses N. Am., 2 : 127.— A smooth, slender, usually erect peren- 

 uial 2 to 5 dm. high, with narrow, llat leaves .•iiid siiui)le, open 

 panicles (J to 15 cm. long. — Moist ]>ine barrens and marshes. 

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

 March-October. 



