Fig. 398. Panicum ovale Ell. St. Bot. S. Car. & Ga. 1 : 123. 

 1817. — A rather stout, erect, and iiually much-branched perennial 

 with villous sheaths and leaves (later becoming smooth) and ovate 

 panicles 5 to 6 cm. long. Spikelets (a, b, c) obovate or oval. 

 2.5-3 mm. long, the second and third glumes pubescent. Leaves 

 of the culm erect, 6 to 12 cm. long and 4 to 7 mm. wide. — South 

 Carolina to Florida. 



