CXIII. GKAMINEiE 
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Yar. 2. commutatum. Spikes 3-6 in. Second and third glumes glabrous 
or pubescent or shortly fringed. Flowering glume tapering into a point. — • 
Simla, very common. 
*Var. 3. ciliare. Spikes 3-6 in. Second and third glumes fringed with 
long hairs. — Common in the plains, ascending to 6000 ft. 
*Var. 4. Rottleri. Stems 4-10 in., much-branched from the tufted, prostrate 
or creeping base. Spikes 2-5, rarely more than 1-3 in. Second and third 
glumes pubescent or shortly fringed. — Common in the plains, ascending to 
6000 ft. — An introduced weed of cultivation in S. England. 
2. Paspalum ambiguum, DC . ; FI. Br. Incl. vii. 17. Stems 
6-12 in., diffusely spreading or ascending from a decumbent base. 
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