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Fig. 70.— Distribution of P. plenum. 



of the sterile floret about as long as its lemma; fruit 2.9 to 3 mm. long, 1 mm. wide, 

 elliptic, acute, only very obscurely rugose, minutely puberulent at the apex. 



Type U. S. National Herbarium no. 495701, collected September 18, 1903, "at 

 Mangas Springs, 18 miles northwest of 

 Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico, 

 by O. B. Metcalfe (no. 739), altitude 

 4,770 feet." 



This species is related to P. bulbosum 

 from which it is distinguished chiefly 

 by the creeping rootstock and decum- 

 bent, not corm-like, base of the culms. 

 Specimens lacking the base may be 

 recognized by the compressed culm, 

 scarcely scabrous blades, shorter first 

 glume, and only very obscurely rugose 

 fruit, appearing smooth except under 

 a high power lens. Many specimens of this species have been distributed as P. 

 avenaceum but an examination of the type specimen of the latter, together with the 

 statement in the original description that the base is bulbous, shows it to be the 

 same as P. bulbosum. 



DISTRIBUTION. 



Moist places in rocky hills and canyons, Texas to Arizona, south to southern Mexico. 



Texas: Kerrville, Heller 1898; Colorado, Tracy 8224; without locality, Nealley 

 in 1887. 



New Mexico: Organ Mountains, Vasey in 1881; Wooton 2017; Mangas Canyon, 

 Smith in 1896; Mangas Springs, Metcalfe 738, 739; Mangas, Metcalfe 6, 80 in 

 part, /. K. Metcalfe in 1897, Smith in 1896; Greenwood Canyon, Smith in 

 1896; Las Cruces, Griffiths 7400, 7401; "from Western Texas to El Paso," 

 N. M., Wright 786. 



Arizona: Santa Rita Forest Reserve, Griffiths 3427; Fort Huachuca, Wilcox in 

 1894; Patagonia, nitchcoch^649; Dos Cabezas, MacDougal 789; Mustang 

 Mountains, Pringle 7 in 1884 (Hitchcock Herb.); without locality, Emersley 

 in 1890. 



Mexico: Chihuahua, Wilkinson in 1885; Durango, Palmer 741 in 1896; Faral, ^ 

 Schumann 1733; Orizaba, Botteri 160; Las Cuevas, Eartman 170. 



^ 41. Panicum bulbosum H. B. K. 



Panicum bulbosum H. B. K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 1: 99. 181^. '^Crescitin Novse His- 

 panic scopulosis et frigidis juxta Santa Rosa, Los Joares et Guanaxuato, inter 1070 et 

 1360 hexap. altitudinem." The type specimen, from the Bonpland Herbarium in the 

 Paris Herbarium, has a well developed corm. The accompanying labeji reads, "Pani- 

 cum bulbosum Kunth Synops. 175. in scopulosis & frigidis. Nova Hisp. alt. 1070- 

 1360 hex. No. 4250." The spikelets are 3.7 mm. long. 



Panicum avenaceum H. B. K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 1: 99. 1815. " Crescit in regno Qui- 

 tcnsi, in valle amoena Chilloensi et planitie Cachapamba, regione subtemperata, alt. 1340 

 hcxap." The type specimen, from the Bonpland Herbarium in the Paris Herbarium, 

 bears a label with the following data: "Panicum avenaceum Kunth, Synops. 175. (P. 

 bulbosum proximum) in valle amoena Chilla. alt. 1340 h. regn. Quitensis. No. 3016." 

 The base of the specimen is wanting, though the description states that it is bulbous. 

 The spikelets are 4 mm. long. These slightly larger spikelets and the few hairs on the 



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