100 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS. 
prostrate habit, seeds in October and November, and all descrip- 
tions of stock are fond of it. 
South Australia ; New South Wales to Northern Australia. 
113. Panicum indicum, Z7vz., B.FI., vii., 480. 
A grass usvally found in wet soils and swamps ; produces a 
fair amount of feed during summer. It is not endemic in Aus- 
tralia. 
North and South Queensland, and New South Wales. 
114. Panicum leucopheum, 7.2. ef K., (Syn. P. villosum, 
R.Br. ; P. Brownz, Roem et Schult.; P. glaree, F.v.M.; P. 
lanifiorum, Nees.) ; B.F1., vii., 472. 
A very good pasture grass, producing an abundance of feed 
during winter. It is a tall, perennial summer species, growing in 
detached tussocks on sand-hills. Stock of all kinds are extremely 
fond of it. The seeds ripen freely in November and December, 
and are of a beautifully soft and velvety nature. It is not en- 
demic in Australia. 
All the colonies except Tasmania and Western Australia. 
115. Panicum macractinum, Bensh., B.FI., vii., 468. 
‘“* Roly-poly Grass.” 
This species produces immense dry and spreading panicles ; 
it is perennial, and seeds in November and December. It isa some- 
what straggling species, growing in detached tufts, on sand-hills 
and sandy soil, and much relished by stock. 
New South Wales and Queensland. 
116. Panicum marginatum, 7.4r., B.FI., vii., 485. 
A rigid, coarse grass, found on hard, strong ground; of little 
value for fodder. 
Southern Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. 
117. Panicum melananthum, /.z.4/., B.Fl., vii., 488. 
An annual, with a creeping stem; yields a fair amount of 
feed during the summer ; this species is easily distinguished by its 
