Lvs with less than 10 cilia per 0.5 cm of margin; larger florets 10-12 mm; lemmas (5)7- or 9-nerved, strongly hispid with hairs 0.5+ mm; anthers 5 mm or more. Relatively southern, n. to Mass., Mich., and Wis.

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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