10- 



Pig. 400. Oplismenus hirtellus Linn. > R. & S. Syat. 2 : 481. 

 Panicum hirtellum Linn. Creeping Beard-grass.— A weak. 



decumbent, and more or less extensively creeping perennial 3 to 

 6 dm. long, with broad, flat leaves, and simple, racemose panicles 

 6 to 8 cm. long. Spikelets (a) about 3 mm. long. — Moist wood- 

 lands ;md swamps. Georgia and Florida, westward to Louisiana 

 and Texas. [Mexico and South America.] June-October. 



