MANUAL OF THE GRASSES OF THE UNITED STATES 



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Figure 1002. — Panicum malacophyllum. Two views of spikelet, and floret, X 10. (Type.) 



tall, ascending or spreading, ap- 

 pressed-pilose below, often glabrous 

 above; sheaths sparsely papillose- 

 hispid to glabrous; blades rather thin, 

 glabrous on both surfaces or pubes- 

 cent beneath, ciliate toward the base; 

 panicle 6 to 12 cm. long; spikelet s 

 2.9 to 3 mm. long, glabrous or with 

 a few scattered hairs. Autumnal 

 phase branching at all but the lowest 

 nodes, forming loose sprawling tufts, 

 the blades widely spreading, not 

 much reduced, the long-pediceled 

 spikelets rather conspicuous among 

 the foliage. % — Open woods and 

 prairies, Missouri and Oklahoma to 



Figure 1003. — Panicum helleri. Two views of spike- 

 let, and floret, X 10. (Type.) 



Figure 1004. — Panicum scribnerianum. Plant, X 1; two views of spikelet, and floret, X 10. (Vernal phase, 

 McDonald 32, 111.; autumnal phase, Umbach 2365, 111.) 



