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Fig. 352. Panicum elongatum Pursh, Flor. Am. Sept., 69. 

 1814. ( Panicum agrostoides Mnhl. 1817.) Munro-gkass. — A stout, 

 erect, glabrous, and branching perennial 9 to 15 dm. high, with 

 long, flat leaves, and pyramidal panicles terminating the culm 

 and its branches. Spikelets (a, 6, c) very acute, about 2.5 mm. 

 loug, crowded. — Wet meadows and along the banks of streams, 

 New Jersey to North Carolina and Kentucky. August, September. 



