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Fig. 20. Hilaria jamesii (Torr.) Beutli.; Beal, Grasses N. Am., 

 2 : 70. Black 1>uncii-(;kas.'^. — A rather coarse, l)rauchiug peren- 

 nial 3 to 5 dm. high, with erect, often purplish spikes 5 to 8 cm. 

 long. — Mesas and table-lands of southern Colorado and Utah to 

 New Mexico and southern California. March-July, A A'aluable 

 hay or i>a8ture grass. 



