a 
Fees - 54. Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf. BEARD GRASS.—a, A spikelet: 
he same with the outer e: mpty glumes Ringe ¢, flower. Figs. 472 and 473 
a Bub No. 17 illustrate other Species of 
54. Riper Desi. Fl. Atl. I: 66. 1798. Spikelets 1-flowered, herm aph- 
rodite. umes 3; 2 outer ones bP aeigh nearly equal, usually broader above, 
entire or? lobed, awned, awn wens er, straight, th e 3d or F flowering ig glume much 
at the apex, awned; awn sle prt cea or pace nari and twisted below. 
Palea its glum : 
vs: 
erect stems, flat leaves, and densely flowered 
about 10, in th 
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