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Panicum octonodum Scribn. & Smith. — Small Flora 98. 

 Am. Grasses II, 73, Fig. 369. On the borders of swamps near 

 Covington, also near Lake Charles. 



Panicum Orangense Ashe. — Journ. Elisha Mitch. Sci. Soc, 

 15-113. Mrs. Chase says that this may be the same as P. ciliosum 

 Nash. Open prairies Calcasieu and near Biologic Station. 



Panicum ovale Ellis. — Small Flora 102. Am. Grasses II, 

 102, Fig. 398. Dry pine barrens near Mandeville. 



Panicum paspaloides Pers. — Small Flora 90. Beale 119. 

 Am. Grasses I, 47, Fig. 41. Not uncommon growing in shallow 

 ponds in Cameron near the beach. Not seen elsewhere. 



Panicum platyphyllum Monro. — Small Flora 80. Beale 

 112. Am. Grasses II, 44, Fig. 340. Not common in any one 

 place, but found occasionally in all parts of the State. More 

 common in the southern than the northern part of the State. 



Panicum porterianum Nash {Panicum latifolium 

 Walt.), (Panicum Walteri Pair.) — Britton & Brown, Illus. 

 Flora I, 117, Fig. 254. Small Flora 104. Beale 145. Am. 

 Grasses II, 100, Fig. 396. Common everywhere, especially in 

 dry, partly cleared woods. 



Panicum proliferum Lam. (Panicum geniculatum Muhl.) 

 —Britton & Brown, Illus. Flora I, 123, Fig. 273. Small 

 Flora 92. Beale 129. Am. Grasses I, 57, Fig. 51. Common 

 everywhere in ditches and wet places. 



Panicum prostratum Lam. — Small Flora 90. Beale 115. 

 Am. Grasses II, 45. Fig. 341. Very common in cultivated ground 

 in the southern part of Louisiana, especially in vicinity of New 

 Orleans. 



Panicum pseudanceps Nash.— Small Flora 94. This species 

 is abundant on the edges of shallow ponds, especially in neigh- 

 borhood of Slidell and Pearl River. This appears to be the first 

 record from Louisiana; as Small gives for its distribution "low 

 pine lands peninsular Florida, summer and fall." In Louisiana 

 it should be "spring and summer," for usually by fall it is 

 nearly dead. 



Panicum pubescens Lam. (Panicum scorparium Lam.), 

 (Panicum lanuginosum Ell.). — Britton & Brown, Illus. Flora 

 I, 121, Fig. 267. Small Flora 99. Am. Grasses II. 90. Fig. 386. 

 Not uncommon in dry soil. St. Tammany and Tangipaboa. 



