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Fig. 30. PAs-PAT.mvr FLORlDAircTiyr Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 44. 1803. 

 FLORIDA PASPALUM.— A stout erect perennial 9-15 dm. (3°-5°) high, with 

 smooth or hairy leaves 30-60 cm. (l°-2°) long. Leaves and sheaths villous or 

 in var. glabratum Engel., glabrous. Spikes 3 to 7, erect or spreading, 7-12 cm. 

 (3'-5') long, thick; spikelets (b, c) in three rows, about 4 mm. (2") long, broadly 

 oval, obtuse; outer glumes smooth, often pruinose.-Dry and moist low ground, 

 Delaware to Florida, Texas, Kentucky, and Indian Territory. June to October. 



