PLATE 449. 
Phalauis aiundinacka, Liliii. (Fl. Cu]).. A'ol. ]>. ()<So). 
Nat. ( )vdvv ( iraiiiiiK'jc. 
Perennial. — TJiitzomk slioi-t. ])ra'iii()rst'. stolonirci-oiis : stolons w ith tinn, scarious, 
.slieathiiit>; scales. 
Cl'LMS erect from a creepiii'i' or asceiuliii«!" I)ase. '2 to 1 feet loiiii', rontiiiu' at the 
lower nodes, simple or very s])ariiiiii\' branched, firm, ij;lal)roiis, fiiieK' striate, 5 to 7 
or more iioded, interiiodes n-radualK' lonuer fi'om tlic hasc. up to 1 foot loiii;' ; sheaths 
<i'labroiis, smooth, fineh' striate, hurcr tij^ht, loiiu'ei' than the interiiodes. upper looser, 
shortei' ; li<i,'ule scarious. white, obtuse. 1^ to .'i hues lonu' : blades hnear to linear- 
laiu'eolate, loni;' ta])erin<;', h to 1 biot, b\- ',\ to S lines. i-iui(L ulaucous, Li'labrous. 
smooth, maiiN" ncr\'e(h 
Panicle erect, sometimes iiochnnu', coiitracte(l, lobed or spikedike. up to S inches 
loii<;' : branches ver^' sliort. adpressed to the rliachis. or loiin-cr (to 1^ inch) and more 
or less spreadiii<i'. coj)iousl\- and deiis<'l\- branche(L !iial)rous. smooth or scabrid. 
Si'lKELETS o\;ttedaiiceolate. '1\ to o hues loii^-. 
Glumes sub-equal, wliitisli-^reeii or purphsh acute. ,')-ner\eil, keil not or \er\' 
obscurely \vin<2:ed, minutely serrulate. iier\es raised. lMii]>ty \aKes sul)-e(]ual, 
lanceolate to subulate, obscurely l-iier\-e(l or iier\ eless. hairy with a callous base, ^ line 
long. Fertile valve scantily silky, \\ line long. Pale ciliate on the back. Lo(hcides 
obhunely ovatedance(date. Anthei's 1^ line long. 
Habitat : Xatal. By the ^b)oi Kiver. feet altitude. W'ihh/ ll)i)7 ; \'an 
Iveeneirs Pass. Wood 7'2\'). parti}'. 
Also in Furo])e. 
l)''a\vn from Wood s 7:^1."). 
This grass is said to be in(Hgeiious in Norway, and Baron F. \ . .Mueller says of 
it : — " Not without some inij)()rtaiice as a reedy gi'ass of bulk\' \ ield on wet meadows 
or in s\vam])y places. A \ariety with white-striped lca\es is a biNourite as a riblxju 
]»lant for garden ]»lots."' Z'*. iKir/cns/s, the '• ('a!iar\' grass," belongs to this genus. 
Fig 1, Spikelet ; 2, i>-lume ; o, rudiineutary valve; 4, fertile valve: 3 pale: (i, pistil, 
stamens and lodicules. J// r)il(ir</r<l. 
