a 
Fig. 46, Heleochloa schcenoides i. Host. (Crypsis schenoides Lam.). RUSH- 
ppt TIMOTHY. —a, A spikelet; 6, the same with the empty glumes removed; 
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HELEOCHLOA Host,Gram. 46. 1: 23,1.29-30. 1801. (Crypsis Lam. 1791, no 
Ait.1789. Spikelets 1-flowered, herma rmaphrodite, rachilla articulated sets the 
empty perk and not Peodaoed —eS ne tower. cdeeaeind 3, the firs 
-— — : keeled . 
cosets them in length. ~ Palea shorter than its vee. a very faintly 
Naan Stamens 8. Styles distinct; plumose. Caryopsis loosely 
inclosed within the es glume, free. Usually low, densely czespitose, 
branching perennials, with oblong or ovoid, e-like panicles, which are 
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