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Fig. o7. PANICUM SPHJEROCARPON Ell. Sk. Bot. S. G. and Ga. l : 125. 

 1817. ROUXD-FLOWERED PANIC— A tufted, erect, or ascending and finally 

 much-branched perennial 20-60 cm. (8'-24') high, with rather broad, thick, 

 glabrous, nearly erect, acute, many-nerved leaves; diffuse, many-flowered 

 panicles 5-9 cm. (2'-3|') long and nearly spherical, minutely pubescent spike- 

 lets fa, b) 1..5-2 mm. (J"-l"j long. Ligule entirely wanting.— Dry or moist 

 woods and fields. Maine to southern Ontario, Wisconsin, Indian Territory, 

 Texas, and Florida. (Mexico and Guatemala.) May to October. 



