The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: [ ¶ Specimen of Grass ¶ .— Subscriber, Kerang. ¶ Vic. ¶ — ¶ Your ¶ specimen is the Panicum sanguinale, a native ¶ of Europe. ¶ "It is," writes Baron von Mueller, "a ¶ good grass, ¶ and more than...

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96.05.00h

Plant names

Panicum sanguinale
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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader, 1896-05 [96.05.00h]. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1890-6/1896/96-05-00h-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Answers to correspondents', Leader, 9 May 1896, p. 9.

[ Specimen of Grass .— Subscriber, Kerang.

Vic.

— Your specimen is the , a native of Europe. "It is," writes Baron von Mueller, "a good grass, and more than annual here in our clime. It is content even to live on roadsides, riparian gravel and even sand, but dislikes extreme dryness.]