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Fig. 48. Panicum melicarium Michx. (P. hians Ell.); Beal, 

 Grasses N. Am.. 2 : 127.— A smooth, slender, usually erect peren- 

 nial 2 to 5 dm. high, with narrow, flat leaves and simple, open 

 panicles 6 to 15 cm. long. — Moist pine barrens and marshes. 

 North Carolina to Florida, Missouri, Indian Territory, and Texas. 

 March-October. 



