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Fig. 285. Paiiicularia fluitans (L.) Knntze (Glyceria fluitans 

 R. Br.). Floating Manna-gkass. — Au erect grass 9 to 15 dm. high 

 with somewhat fattened culms, long leaves, aud a narrow panicle 

 about 3 dm. long. — Wet places, often in running water, Newfound- 

 land to Alaska, south to North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and 

 California. [Widely distributed in temperate regions.] May- 

 September. 



