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5. Spikelets 2.5 mm. long or less: blades not crowded 
Low ard “the *Dase. «sce aes Panicum capillare 28 89 
3. Spikelets 2.5-5.0 mm. long; blades crowded toward 
the base. sec. 2 Sse ee Oa ee 4 28 
4. Spikelets 2.6-3.3 mm. long; panicles erect..... 
Dee tte er Panicum barbipulvinatum 28 89) 
4. Spikelets 4.5-5.0 mm. long; panicles drooping 
aoe has oe ee ae ee Panicum miliaceum 28 90 
Figure 28. 
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Panicum capillare. Panicum barbipulvinatum. 
5. spixelets less:than 2 mm:oan leneth=— 22 eee 6 
5). Spikelets more than 2.5 mm. in length........... 7 21 
6. Spikelets 1.8-1.9 mm. long; blades with long 
spreading hairs on the upper surface; first 
glume triangular, one-third to one-half 
length of spikelet...... Panicum praecocius 29 90) 
6. Spikelets 1.6-1.8 mm. long; blades with short 
appressed hairs on the upper surface; first 
glume, not triangular, about one-third 
ie we Panicum huachucae 29 89 
Figure 29. 

Panicum praecocius. Panicum huachucae. 
