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Fig. 379. Panicum ciliatifolium Kunth, Revis. Gram. 1 : 36. 

 1835. (P. ciliatum Ell. not Tkunb.). — A slender, densely tufted 

 perennial 1 to 3 dm. high, with rather short, ciliate leaves and dif- 

 fuse panicles. Leaves 2 to 6 cm. long, 4 to 12 mm. wide. Panicles 

 ovate-pyramidal, 2 to 3 cm. long. Spikelets (a 3 6, c) about 2 mm. 

 long, glabrous or minutely pubescent. — Moist open woodlands in 

 sandy soil, North Carolina to Florida and westward to Mississippi. 

 March-October. 



