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7. Fe scabrella Torre —»,Buffalo Bunchgrass. ——~Culms tufted, erect, 
relatively coarse, 30-100 cm. tall, scaberulous; sheaths scaberulous or nearly 
smooth, the lower broad and prominent, sonewhat inflated; blades firm, scabrous/ 
rasan nerved, usuBlly folded, 10-30 cm. long, a8 much as 2 mme wide, but ? 
usually narrower; nafpicles narrow, 5-15 cm. long, the branches ascending or 
appressed, snikeletfbearing at the endsi spikelets abouc 1 cm. long, 4-5 flowered; 
first l-nerved, 6-7 mn. long, the second 8-9 
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glumes lanceolate, glabrous, % irs 
ime long, 1-3 nerved; lemaas lanceolet., scaberulous, acute or mucronate, the 
lower R=10 Tile long. 
Dry forests and rocky ledges. Lake Pend Oreille, 2100 fte; near Santiame 
Divide, 3200 fte; ne Fk. Hangman Cre 
8. Fe occidentalis Hook. -——>Culus sle onder, erect from a densely tufted base, 
40-80 cm. tall; sheaths smooth; leaves crowded toward the base, the blades 
filiform, smooth, soft and lax, as much as 20 om. long; panicles flemous or 
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drooping, 8-20 cm. long, the branches apenas rather lax, spreading or the 
lower even reflexed; spikelets loosely 5-5 me sae glumes lanceolate, the first 
lenerved, 25 tiie Long, She second dJ-nerved, long; lemmas scabrous, the 
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lower 5-6 mune long, the awns very slender, 5- 108 u mee 7-3 mae long 
Moist or dry woods, meadows, and rocky hillsides. 
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9. F. idahoensis Elmer. Blue ee eee — >Culis dense 
erect, or ascending at base, 40-90 cme, usually about 60 om. te 
crowded toward the base, the blades filiform, usually distinctly scabrous 
but sometimes nearly suooth} elongate, especially those of the innovations; 
panicles narrow, 5-20 cm., usually about 10 cm. long, the branches rather 
stiffly ascending or spreading; spikelets on rather short stiff pedicels, densely 
5-7 flowered; glumes lanceolate, acute or sanetimes acuminate, the first l-nerved, 
4-5 mme long, the second d-nerved, 5-6 mn. long; lemmas acuminate, usually 
smooth below, scavrous toward apex, the lower 6-8 mi. long, the awn straight 
2-5 mme longe / y 
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Open woods, meadows, and mountain sloves. 
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Festuca ovina L. This species can be expected in our region ‘although no \ 
specimens have been seen. Perenhial; culms densely tufted, erect, mostly 20-40 | 
cm. tall; blades involute, usually scabrous;panicles narrow, 5-8 cm. long; 
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lemmas 4-5 mm, long, short-awned./ “in Open woods and rocky slopes, f 
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