96 



PAXICACE.E. 



biick, somewhat floxno^c, l.T mm. wide. Spikelets in pairs, those in 

 lineal rank with pedicels 5-0 mm. ajjart. smooth, hroad-ovfil, 

 almost acnte, :>.."»— t mm. long, first and second glumes 5-nerved. 



Florida, ('i/rfiss in l'^'^'). 



Not yet heard from in any other state. 



•.VI. P. Floridanum Miehx. Fl. Hor. Am. 1:44 (ISO!}). 

 P. ninrrosjH'niiKs Fliigge, Monog. 17'2 (ISIO). 



Cidms erect, simjde. fiO-150 em. high. Sheaths hairy; blades 

 30-40 em. long. 5-T mm. wiile, hairy or smooth, the upi)er very 

 short. Spi]<es 3-5, erect, rachis 1-1.7 mm. wide, llexuose, 8-12 



Fig. 23. — Paspalum Floridanum. A, spike; a, spikelets; b, c, florets; 

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



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

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

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

 y. heve Miclix. 



