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Fig. 389. Panicum malacon Nash, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 24: 

 197. 1897. — A rather rigid, erect perennial, finally much branched 

 near the base, with bearded nodes, hairy sheaths and stems, firm 

 leaves 3 to 10 cm. long, and open few-flowered panicles 7 to 10 

 cm. long. Spikelets (a, b) obovate, obtuse, pubescent, 3 to 3.5 

 mm. long. Whole plant pubescent, with white, ascending hairs.— 

 New Jersey (?), high pine lands of southern Florida. May. 



