Fig. 23. Panicum miliaceum L-. 
glumes; b, aspikelet showi a the lower aeeiee of ee first ped 1 dorsal surface 
of oa a iy beat c, anterior view of the third glume, showing the small pal 
in its a dorsal view of the wig a hg? Pg tog ace! lume: é, anterior cov of 
same, rein ng he pales, soy an 
jllustrate other species of the gen 
23, PANICUM Linn. Sp. Pi, 5. 1758. Spikelets Lore or sometimes with 
a staminate flower below n spikes, racemes, 
or panicles, Glumes 4, the oad usually much shorter than 68 others, very rarely 
wanting (some species of section Syntherisma); 2d glum: sting styl equating or 
somewhat shorter than the an wtiiet te S omety * vor a palea or even as 
nate flower in its axil; 4th gl g, coriaceous, much firmer 
in texture than the others. Palea similar in texture to its glume and closely 
embraced by it 
free. Annuals or perennials varying greatly in habit of growth, foliage, and 
inflorescence 
Species es about 300, throughout the — and pkey regions of both 
hemispheres; a few only in the tempera eral species occur as 
weeds throughout vilized countries. Neatly I 100 specs and varieties are 
