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Fig. 18. Hilaria cenchroides HBK. ; Beal, Grasses N. Am,, 2 : 

 68. Cheei'ING MKS^iUiTK.— a sleiider, creeping pereimial, with 

 upright leafy branches 1 to 3 dm. high.— Dry prairies, mesas, and 

 foothills, Texas to Arizona. [Mexico.] April-October. One of 

 the most valuable of the native grasses for grazing. 



