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Fig. 337. Anthenantia villosa (Michx.) Benth. {Phalaris villosa 

 Michx. Fl. 1:43. 1803. Panicum ignoratum Kunth.) — An erect, 

 somewhat wiry perennial, 6 to 12 din. high, from strong, creeping 

 rootstocks, with flat, rather short leaves, and loosely flowered 

 panicles, 10 to 20 cm. long. Spikelets (a) about 3 mm. long, onter 

 glnmes villous with spreading hairs. — Dry sandy soil, in open pine 

 barrens, etc., South Carolina to Florida and westward to Loui- 

 siana and Texas. July-October. 



