G H A I I N E M* §2. 12% 
4. AlRA canescens . L. — A. foliis setaceis , cul¬ 
mo folioso , panicula ( demum ) coarctata , aristis 
apice clavatis calyce brevioribus. Smith. (Galh Can~ 
die blanchdtre * ) 
Avena. Hali. hela. i483. Scheuchz . Gram. 242* 
A. canesc. Sut. FI. Help. i. p. 4i* 
Aira canescens. TVilld. Sp.pl. 1 . 379 . Smith. hrit. 
86 . Lam. Enc. meth. 1 . p. 600 . Kcel. Gram, x34* 
JDecand. Fl.fr. 1569 . Schrad. germ . 1 . p. 263 * 
-w-w-w-v^v 
#7. Jazz. tab. 1023 ( Optima ). Schhuhr . Handtn 
tab. 12 . 
Ehrh. Gram . exs. Ztec. 4. n.° 34. Schleieh, & <?* 
p. 3. Thom . /. c. p. i3. 
Radix fibris minutis, longis numerosisque cons^ 
ians. 
Culmi cum foliorum fasciculis cespitosi, graciles $ 
erecti vel adscendentes, nodis paucis inferne ins¬ 
tructi , niiidi, laeves , teretes , filiformes , 3-6 uncias 
longi , superne demum nudi. 
Folia setacea, rigida , scabra , fere pungentia* 
Vaginae obiter striatae, glaucae, margine scabrius- 
culae : inferiores angustae, breves- 9 suprema longis¬ 
sima , superne modice inflata , subinde colorata* 
Ligula spectabilis, ovata , obtusiuscula , extus pu¬ 
bescens. 
Panicula lanceolata, per anthesin plus minusve 
patens , demum coarctata et quasi spiciformis* Pe** 
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