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Fig. 394. Panicum pauciflorum Ell. Sk. Bot. S. Car. & Ga. 

 1: 120. — A comparatively stout, usually erect, and finally branch- 

 ing perennial 3 to 5 dm. high, with hairy sheaths, narrow leaves, 

 and small, few-flowered panicles. Leaves smooth above, roughened 

 beneath. Spikelets (a, b, c) oval or oblong, 4 mm. long, the second 

 and third glumes pubescent. Loose or more or less sandy and 

 usually damp soils. — Georgia and South Carolina. May-October. 



