llf) 



Fig. 97. Eiiocoma cuspidata Nntt. {Sfipa membranacea'PxiTsh, 

 iiotLiuD. ; Oryzopais niemhranactay .). Indian Millet. — A native 

 perennial, growing in bundles 3 to 7 dm. liigli, with narrow, 

 involute leaves and peculiarly branched, diffuse i)anicles 12 to 15 

 cm. long. — Grassy slopes, drj' hillsides, sandy river banks, about 

 spring's in deserts, in cultivated fields, etc., South Dakota to New 

 Mexico, California, and British Columbia. [Mexico.] May-Sep- 

 tember. 



