From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader   [May 1896]

[Specimen of Grass.— Subscriber, Kerang.1— Your specimen is the Panicum sanguinale, 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.]

Panicum sanguinale

Vic.

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

Please cite as “FVM-96-05-00h,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/96-05-00h