. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. GENERA OF GRASSES OF THE UNITED STATES. 223 115. AxoNOPUs Beauv. (Anastrophus Schlecht.) Spikelets depressed biconvex, not turgid, oblong, usually obtuse, solitary, sessile, and alternate, in two rows on one side of a 3-angled racliis, the back of the fertile lemma turned from the axis; first glume wanting; second glume and sterile lemma equal, the lemma without a palea; fertile lemma and palea indurate, the lemma oblong-elliptic, usually- obtuse, the margins slightly inroUed. Stoloniferous or tufted perennials, rarely
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. GENERA OF GRASSES OF THE UNITED STATES. 223 115. AxoNOPUs Beauv. (Anastrophus Schlecht.) Spikelets depressed biconvex, not turgid, oblong, usually obtuse, solitary, sessile, and alternate, in two rows on one side of a 3-angled racliis, the back of the fertile lemma turned from the axis; first glume wanting; second glume and sterile lemma equal, the lemma without a palea; fertile lemma and palea indurate, the lemma oblong-elliptic, usually- obtuse, the margins slightly inroUed. Stoloniferous or tufted perennials, rarely annuals, with usually ^at or folded, ab- ruptly rounded or somewhat pointed blades, and few or numerous, slender, spikelike racemes, digitate or racemose along the main axis. Species about 30, tropical America, 1 or 2 introduced into the Tropics of the Old World; 2 species in the United States, in moist soil in the Southeastern States. Type species: Milium compres- sum Swartz. Axonopus Beauv., Ess. Agrost. 12,154. 1812. Beauvois mentions several diverse species tliat be- long to his new genus, the first being Milium cornpressum, which. 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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