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Fig. 388. Panicum clandestinum Linn. Sp. PI. 58. — A stout, 

 erect or ascending- perennial, finally branching above, 8 to 12 dm. 

 high, with broad leaves and terminal, diffuse panicles 8 to 13 cm. 

 long. Spikelets (a, b, d) oblong, smooth or finely pilose, 3 mm. 

 long. The panicles on the branches are for the most part included 

 within the uppermost sheaths. — Low thickets, Quebec to Michi- 

 gan, and southward to Georgia and Texas. May-September. 



