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Fig. 384. Pauicum enslini Trin. MSS.. Nees, Agros. Bras 2 ■ 

 227. 1829. (P. linearifolium Scribn. U. S. Dept. Agr. Div Wos 

 Bull. 11: 42 PI. l.)-A slender, erect, densely csespitose perennial 

 2 to 4 dm. high, with long, linear-lanceolate, erect leaves and 

 simple, open panicles 5 to 8 cm. long. Spikelets (a, h) 2 to 2 5 mm 

 long, obovate, obtuse, with the 7-nerved second and third o-l nmes 

 glabrous or sparingly pilose.-New England southward to Vir- 

 ginia, and westward to Texas. To be compared with P. tenue 

 Muhl. 



