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Fig. 55. Panicum amarum Ell. Bitter Panic-grass. — A stout, 

 coarse perennial 3 to 12 dm. high, from strong, creeping rootstocks, 

 with rather long (30 to 40 cm.), rigid leaves and many-flowered, 

 open panicles 10 to 30 cm. long. — Sandy beaches, coast of southern 

 New England to southern Florida, July-November, A good sand 

 binder. 



