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(Last Modified On 10/16/2012)
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(Last Modified On 10/16/2012)
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Species
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ERAGROSTIS AMABILIS
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Hook. & Arn. Bot. Beechey's Voy. 251. 1838.
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Synonym
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Poa amabilis L. Sp. P1. 68. 1753. Poa plumosa Retz. Obs. Bot. 4:20. 1786. Eragrostis plumosa Link, Hort. Berol. 1:192. 1827.
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Description
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Annual; culms slender, erect or geniculate-spreading, 10-40 cm. high; blades flat, 4-10 cm. long, 2-4 mm. wide, acuminate, glabrous; sheaths glabrous, with a promi- nent tuft of hairs at the throat; panicles oblong, 3-12 cm. long, 1.5-3 cm. wide, the short branches stiffly ascend- ing or spreading, 1-2.5 cm. long; spikelets mostly 1.5-2 mm. long, 4- to 6-flowered; lemmas 1 mm. long, obtuse, the palea conspicuously ciliate, the hairs about 0.3 mm. long.
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Distribution
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A common weed in fields and waste places, in warmer regions of the world. Introduced in America.
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Specimen
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CHIRIQUI: David, Hitchcock 8374. CANAL ZONE: Mt. Hope, Standley 28849; Darien, Standley 3I512; Gamboa, Standley 28489; Summit, Standley 30083; Ancon, Bro. Celestine 2I; Killip 4I81; Piper 5232; Balboa, Hitchcock 8o6i; Standley 2562I. COLON: Col6n, Rose 2208I, 23993
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