OF NORTH AMERICA. 
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rough, sheaths scariose mutic ; racemes many 
peduncled ovate and oblong, flowers fasciculate 
crowded. — -One of the sp. akin to P. D. lapa- 
thifol . bipedal, very branched, leaves 2 or 3 
inches long, spikes uncial or less, with a rough 
pubescence, flowers estival incarnate, seeds 
round flat with a hollow in each side and a thick 
obtuse edge. In Kentucky, Illinois &c. The 
Discolenta scahra A. tel. 430 is a very different 
plant, perhaps even a Dioctis, and being smooth, 
it was by a mistake I described it for this : it 
must be called P. or D. punctata being quite so 
aud probably P. punctatum of Elliot. 
853. Peutalis heterophyla Raf. smooth 
erect, lower leaves petiolate, oboval, or elliptic 
ciliate sometimes retuse, broadly lanceolate, up- 
per subsessile narrow, all glaucous beneath and 
with smooth margins, sheaths pilose ciliate ; ra- 
cemes short pauciflore compact, sheaths scari- 
ose smooth, — Singular sp. disc. 1824 in Alle- 
ghany Mts. of Virginia, perennial, lower leaves 
small uncial quite ciliate, medial large triuncial, 
ciliate only at base, upper not ciliate ; flowers 
of a dirty incarnate geminate in small racemes, 
seeds lenticular ovate obtuse. 
854. Peutalis glomerata Raf. smooth de- 
cumbent ramose diffuse, leaves sessile shortly 
lanceolate obtuse, margin smooth, sheaths mu- 
tic, flowers in numerous terminal glomerules, 
like little heads, sessile or peduncled pauciflore, 
flowers subsessile— in Pennsylvania and Virgin- 
ia, annual, branches and leaves crowded, stem 
spreading about one foot, leaves small uncial, 
heads of flowers axil, or terminal, often inter- 
rupted divided in glomerules, flowers autumnal 
greenish white, seeds lenticular ovate, edges%b- 
tuse. 
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