PUANTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. 191 



dd. Spikelets pubescent. 



e. Spikelets 3 mm. or more long. 



/. Blades elongated leaves 2-5 mm. wide. 



P. depauperatum, p. 198 

 ff. Blades not elongated. 



g. Nodes bearded, leaves 15-30 mm. wide. 



P. boscii, p. 211 

 gg. Nodes not bearded. 

 h. Sheaths glabrous. 



i. Spikelets 3-S-3-8 mm. long. 



P. latifoliiun, p. 211 

 ii. Spikelets 3 mm. long. 



P. commntatum, p. 208 

 Ilk. Sheaths pubescent. 



i. Pubescence appressed, spikelets 3.5-4. 



P. oligosanthes, p. 209 

 ii. Pubescence spreading. 

 y. Blades 20 mm. wide. 



P. clandestinuin, p. 211 

 jj. Blades 6-12 mm. wide. 



P. scrinerianum, p. 209 

 ce. Spikelets less than 3 mm. long. 



f. Blades elongated. P. Uncarifoliiim, p. 198 



ff. Blades not elongated. 



g. Spikelets attenuated at the base. 



h. Autumnal blades flat, blades 80-120 X 4-S mm. 

 P. angustifoliiim, p. 199 

 hh. Autumnal blades involute, blades 40-60 X 2-5 

 mm. p. acicularc, p. 199 



gg. Spikelets not attenuated at base. 

 h. Ligule manifest 1-5 mm. long. 

 i. Sheaths glabrous. 



/. Panicle narrow ^-i^ as wide as long. 



P. spretum, p. 202 



;;. Panicle open nearly as wide as long. 



P. lindheimeri, p. 202 



it. Sheaths pubescent. 



y. Ligule 1-1.5 mm. long, culms and 

 sheaths appressed pubescent. 

 k. Spikelets 1.8-1.9 mm. long, plant 

 bluish green. P. tsiigetorum, p. 206 

 kk. Spikelets 1.5 mm. long, nearly gla- 

 brous, plant olivaceous. 



P. oricola, p. 204 

 jj. Ligule 2-5 mm. long. 



k. Spikelets 1-1.3 mm. long, culm and 

 sheath soft appressed pubescent. 

 /. Spikelets 1.2-1.3 mm. long. 



P. leucothrix, p. 202 



