. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 144 BUULETIlSr 772, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. Type species: Epicampes strictus Presl. Epicampes Presl, Rel. Haenk. 1: 235, pi scribed. Crypsinna Fourn., Mex. PI. 2: 90. C. stricta, C. macroura, and C. setifoUa. 39. 1830. Only one species de-. 1886. Three species are mentioned, In the generic description the panicle is said to be densely spiciform. This applies best to the second spe- cies, C. macroura, which is chosen as the type. One species, Epi- campes 7^gens Benth. (fig. 80), with long, slender, cylindric, p
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 144 BUULETIlSr 772, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. Type species: Epicampes strictus Presl. Epicampes Presl, Rel. Haenk. 1: 235, pi scribed. Crypsinna Fourn., Mex. PI. 2: 90. C. stricta, C. macroura, and C. setifoUa. 39. 1830. Only one species de-. 1886. Three species are mentioned, In the generic description the panicle is said to be densely spiciform. This applies best to the second spe- cies, C. macroura, which is chosen as the type. One species, Epi- campes 7^gens Benth. (fig. 80), with long, slender, cylindric, pale, spikelike pan- icles, the glumes shorter than the lemma, is found from western Texas to southern California. This species, called deer-grass, and the four other species, E, ligulata Scribn., E. berlandieri Fourn., E. subpatens H i t c h c.,^ and E. emersleyi ^ Epicampes subpatens, n. sp. Culms erect, glabrous, 50 to 100 cm. tall; sheaths glabrous, slightly scabrous, compressed-keeled, especially those of the innovations; ligule softly membranace- ous, 1 to 2 cm. long; blades flat or folded, scabrous, 1 to 3 mm. wide, the lower as much as 50 cm. long; panicles narrow but rather loose, mostly 20 to 40 cm. long, the branches ascend- ing, more or less fascicled or whorled, naked below; spikelets about 3 mm. long. Fig. 80.—Deer-grass, Epicampes rigens. Plant, X 1 ; spikelet and floret, X Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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