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Fic. 396. Panicum latifoliiim Linn. Sp. PI. i:<l. 1. 58. 175.3, 

 exdntling reference to Sloauc. { I', ivalteri Poir. ; I', poito-ianxvi 

 Nash.).— A rather slender, brauchiuj-- perennial 3 to G dm. high, 

 Avith hroad, ovate-lanfeolato leaves, aud few-tlowered, nearly 

 siriiple panicles. Spikelets (a, b, c) ovate-elliptical or pear-shajicd, 

 obtuse, aljont 4 nun. long, ontcr glnnn-s shortly pubescent.— Com- 

 mon in open woodlands and thickets. Maine and Ontario to Min- 

 nesota, and southward to Florida aud Texas. May-October. 



