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LET.—A densely cespitose perennial 2-6 dm. (39 um high, with rather 
vss src often geniculate at the ion joints, narrow, flat leaves, and 2 to 
s 2-4 em. (4117) long, approximate near the summit of the culm or its 
branches, Spike ets (b, e) rounded, obtuse, 2-8 mm. ial long. A portion 
of t ] view of flowering 
glume, d; anterior of palea. e.—Wet places, Sas (No. 5760, Curtiss, 
1006). (Tropical subtiles of both hemispheres. ) August, September. 
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** rainy-season 
rci The grain is eaten by the lower classes and the straw is used for 
