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Fig. 330. Paspalum lividum Triii. MS. Sclileclit in Lirmsea, 26 : 

 383. 1853-55 ; Vasey, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 13 : 164 ; Contrib. U. S. 

 Nat. Herb., 3: 18. — A rather slender, c;espitose perennial with 

 very sharp-pointed, usually erect leaves and 4 to 8 approximate, 

 usually somewhat curved racemes 2 to 3 cm. long. Spikelets 

 crowded, obovate, subacute, 2 to 3 mm. long. — Low grounds, Texas. 



Plant often geniculate, more or less creeping at the base. 



