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Fig. 32. Zizaniopsis miliacea (Miclix.) Doell & Aschers. (Zizania miliacea 

 Michx.) WATER MILLET.— a, b, Pistillate spikelets: c, a staminate spikelet. 



32. ZIZANIOPSIS Doell & Aschers. in Mart. Flor. Bras. 2 2 : 12, t. 3. 1871. Spike- 

 lets unisexual, monoecious, the staminate above, the pistillate below on each 

 branch of the paniculate inflorescence. Glumes 2, nearly equal, membrana- 

 ceous, the outer one broader, acute, or in the female spikelet short-awned. 

 Palea none. Stamens 6. Styles united. Grain ovate or nearly globose, peri- 

 carp readily separable. A reedlike aquatic grass, the ovate pistillate spikelets 

 on the same branches with the staminate flowers. 



Species 1, with several varieties. Southern United States and South America. 



