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Fk;. 400. Oplismenus hirtellus ( Linn.) K. ct S. Syst. 2 : 481. 

 {raiiicitm hirlcUtim Linn.) Ckekpiku I}eai;d-(;rass.— A Aveak, 

 decumbeut, and more or less extensively creeping perennial 3 to 

 6 dm. long, with broad, flat leaves, and simple, racemose panicles 

 6 to 8 cm. long. Spikelets (a) about 3 mm. long. — Moist wood- 

 lauds and swamp.s, Georgia and Florida, westward to Louisiana 

 and Texas. [Mexico and .South America.] June-October. 



