M0N0EC1A TRIANDRIA. 
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foliisque linearibus gla- 
bris; spicis lateralibus 
terminalibusque pauci- 
floris, lateralibus pen- 
dulis, terminalibus ag- 
gregatis; glum is gla- 
bris; nucibus exaspe- 
ratis. E. 
with the linear leaves 
glabrous; spikes lateral 
and terminal, few flow- 
ered, the lateral pendu- 
lous, the terminal clus- 
tered; glumes glabrous; 
seed roughened. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 318. Pursh, 1. p. 46. Muhl. Gram. p. 267* Nutt. 2. p» 
205. 
Stem twelve to eighteen inches high, slender, acutely triquetrous, glabrous. 
Leaves linear, glabrous, shorter than the stem, scabrous along the margin, 
sheathing at base. Spilces lateral and terminal, the lateral commonly two, 
on long, slender, pendulous peduncles* the lowest frequently bearing only' 
sterile florets. Bracteal leaves slightly fringed, longer than the spikes.. 
Glumes of all the florets ovate, carinate, slightly acuminate, glabrous, ferru- 
ginous. Stamens three. Stigmas three. Nut globular, roughened with 
elevated points and transverse irregular lines, mucronate at the summit. 
I have a variety from Florida in which the stem appears more rigid, and 
the nut not so conspicuously roughened. 
Grows in damp pastures and pine barrens. 
Flowers May; probably through the whole summer. 
5. Ciliata. Mich. 
S. caule erecto, nu- 
diusculo, glabro; foliis 
linearibus, canalicula- 
tis, supra pubescenti- 
bus; spicis terminali- 
bus fasciculatis; brac- 
teis glumisque ciliatis; 
nucibus exasperatis. 
Stem erect, nearly 
naked, glabrous; leaves 
linear, channelled,* pu- 
bescent on the upper 
surface; spikes termi- 
nal, clustered; bracteas 
and glumes ciliate; 
seeds roughened. 
Mich. 2. p. 167. Sp. pi. 4. p. 318. Pursh, 1. p. 46. 
Stem one to two feet high, erect, glabrous, and in my specimens having 
only a solitary leaf sheathing the base. Leaves linear, channelled, a little 
hairy on the upper surface. Spikes terminal, clustered. Bracteal leaves 
much longer than the spikes, conspicuously fringed. Glumes ovate, a c 11 mi- 
