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Fig. 398. Panicum ovale Ell. St. V«n. S. Car. & Ga. 1 : 123. 

 1817. — A rather Htoiit. erect, and liiially nuifli-Uraiiclu'd ])i'renuial 

 with villous sheaths and leaves (later becoming smooth) and ovate 

 panicles 5 to 6 cm. long. Spikelets (a, b, c) obovate or oval. 

 2.5-3 mm. long, thti second and third glumes pubescent. Leaves 

 of the culm erect, 6 to 12 cm. long and 1 to 7 mm. wide. — South 

 Carolina to Fhn ida. 



