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Fig. 388. Panicum clandestinum Linu. Sp. PI. 58. A stout, 

 erect or asceudiu;:;- pereuiiial, fiually branching above, 8 to 12 dm. 

 high, with hroad leaves and terminn], diffuse panicles 8 to 13 cm. 

 long. Spikelets (a, b, d) oMoug, smooth or finely jiilose, 3 mm. 

 long. The panicles on the branches are for the most part included 

 within the uppermost sheaths. Low thickets, Quebec to Jlichi- 

 gau, and southward to Georgia and Texas. May-September. 



