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Fic. 367. Panicum pubescens Lam. Enoycl., 4 : 748. 1797. 

 Scribu. Grasses of Tennessee, 2: 52, fig. .58, 1894. (P. villosiim Ell.). 

 A slender, erect, and finally mucli-branclied perennial 1.5 to 5 dm, 

 high, with Hat, ascending, and rather firm, narrowly lanceolate, 

 pubescent leaves 5 to 10 cm. long, anddififuse, ovati-, or pyramidal 

 panicles bearing obovate spikelets (a, h, c) which are 2 mm. iu 

 length.— Dry soil, usually in open woodlands, from New Jersey to 

 South Dakota and southwai d to the Gulf. May-September. 



