Milium effusum L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Poaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Glabrous and glaucous perennial 6–12 dm, erect from a bent base; ligules prominent and pale; main lvs 10–18 mm wide; panicle 1–2 dm; ovoid or pyramidal, the branches in fascicles of 2 or 3, widely spreading and bearing drooping spikelets beyond their middle; glumes scaberulous, ca 3 mm; 2n=14, 28. Rich, moist or dry woods; Que. and N.S. to Ont. and Minn., s. to n. N.J., W.Va., and Ill.; also in Eurasia.