. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus 25. GRASS FAMILY. 169 2. Homalocenchrus oryzoides (L.) Poll. Rice Cut-grass. Fig. 401. Phalaris oryzoides L. Sp. PI. 55. 1753. Homalocenchrus oryzoides Poll. Hist. PI. Palat. 1: 52. Leersia oryzoides Sw. Prodr. 21. 1788. 1776. Culms glabrous, decumbent, i°-4° long, much branched, rather stout, smooth. Sheaths shorter than the internodes, very rough; ligul
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus 25. GRASS FAMILY. 169 2. Homalocenchrus oryzoides (L.) Poll. Rice Cut-grass. Fig. 401. Phalaris oryzoides L. Sp. PI. 55. 1753. Homalocenchrus oryzoides Poll. Hist. PI. Palat. 1: 52. Leersia oryzoides Sw. Prodr. 21. 1788. 1776. Culms glabrous, decumbent, i°-4° long, much branched, rather stout, smooth. Sheaths shorter than the internodes, very rough; ligule very short; blades 3-10' long, 2"-s" wide, acute, narrowed toward the base, scabrous; terminal panicle 5'-9' long, finally long- exserted, its branches lax, naked at the base, at first erect, later more or less widely spreading; lateral panicles generally included; spikelets 2"-2i" long, about i" wide, elliptic; scales pubescent, the outer one hispid on the keel and on the margins; inner scale much nar- rower, hispid on the keel; stamens 3; anthers yellow. In swamps and along streams, often forming dense tangled masses, Newfoundland to Oregon, south to Florida and Texas. Also in the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. False grass. Rice's-cousin. 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 Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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