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ATUM Schultes, Mant. 2: 235. 1824. (P. diver- 
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ene an wee B. = 1815; P.autummale Bose. 1825.) F. opes caesi 
1 regents slender, erect, or ascending perennial, usually much-branched a 
the base, 3-6 dm. (1°-2°) high, with rather short, narrow leaves an 3 
the culm or mo Sheaths smooth, 
erie lower o ones sparsely hairy; ligule obtuse, pum leaf-blades 5-7 em. 
pra -3') long, 4-6 mm. (2"-3") wide, scabrous on the margins. Spike — bos e 
gend m the ends of the branches, spindle-shaped or obovate, 
(1 pal ) ibn the first glume very minute; second and third glumes iw at 
exceeding the floweri peri —Dry soil, negra Caro! 
Florida & to Illinois, Minnesota, K e a 25 . Jun 
