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Panicum capillare L. 



Witch grass 



Cultivated grounds, woods, fields and along streams. Common. 



Summer. 



Ixophorus viridis (L.) Nash 



Setaria viridis Beauv. 



Green foxtail 



Cultivated fields. Common. July- September. 



Ixophorus glaucus (L.) Nash 

 Setaria glauca Beauv. 

 Yellotv foxtail. Pigeon grass 

 Fields and roadsides. Common. July- September. 



Ixophorus italicus (L.) Nash 

 Setaria italica Kunth 

 Italian millet. Hungarian grass 

 Waste i^laces. Infrequent. This species together with 

 I. germanicus is found in cultivation throughout. August. 



Homalocenchrus virginicus (Willd.) Britton 

 Leersia virginica Willd. 

 White grass 

 Damp, shaded places. Common. August- September. 



Homalocenchrus oryzoides (L.) Poll. 

 Leersia oryzoides Sw. 

 Rice cut grass 

 Marshes and wet places along streams. Common. August- 

 September. 



Phalaris arundinacea L. 



Reed canary grass 

 Borders of ponds and streams. Infrequent. July- August. 



Phalaris canariensis L. 



Canary grass 



Waste places. Infrequent. Does not persist long. August. 



Anthoxanthum odoratum L. 

 Sweet vernal grass 

 Roadsides and pastures. Frequent. June-July. 



