Field notebook : New England
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6-9-38 Plantago lanceolata L. G 745; BVB III 246 Fl. Drive. 6-9-38 Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L. G847; BVB III 518 Fl. Roadside 6-9-38 Sanicula marilandica L. G610: S. maryland. eal. BVB II 623. Early fl. length & curving styles and shape of calyx lobes leave no question as to ident. 6-9-38 Poa Adv.fs. In woods frequent (studied w/ specimen of 6-13-38 in woods along north side of drive) As observed previously this had been thought to resemble Glyceria nervata in general look. Seems surely a Poa because fiddle leafs at base & lemma & cuneulate tip of lf. Lemma glabrous, obtuse 2[illegible]5-3mm long (or slightly less) This seems to point directly to P. debilis Torr. G 157; BVB I 275. But loss on lower part of culm 5-6mm wide, uppermost 3mm wide. (G for Pd- says "2mm wide, rarely wider"), Liguile 3mm or more, is- regularly toothed at top (G for Pd- says "1-2mm") Culms tufted (no signs creeping rootstock), 24-30 in high, smoothly somewhat flattened. Sheaths smooth & small somewhat flattened, all shorter