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back, somewhat flexnose, 1.7 mm. wide. Spikelets in pairs, those in 

 lineal rank with pedicels 5-6 mm. apart, smooth, broad-oval, 

 almost acute, 3.5-4 mm. long, first and second glumes 5-nerved, 



Florida, Curtiss in 1875. 



Not yet heard from in any other state. 



32. P. Floridanum Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1:44 (1803). 

 P. macrospei'mics Fliigge, Monog. 172 (1810). 



Culms erect, simple, 60-150 cm. high. Sheaths hairy; blades 

 30-40 cm. long, 5-7 mm. wide, hairy or smooth, the upper very 

 short. Spikes 3-5, erect, rachis 1-1.7 mm. wide, flexuose, 8-12 



Fig. 22. — Paspalum Floridanum. A, spike; a, spikelets; b, c, florets; 

 d, flower; e, racbis. (Scribner.) 



cm. long. Spikelets in 3 rows, those in a direct line overlapping 

 for about one third of their length, smooth, oval, obtuse, 3.5-4.5 

 mm. long, first and second glumes 5-nerved. Nearly allied to 

 r. IcBve Michx. 



