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Fig. 100. Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin. Mexican Drop- 

 seed. — Au miright or usceudiug, ii.sually ruuch-hrancbed perennial 

 3 to 9 dm. bigh, witli a scaly, creeping rootstock, numerous, Hat 

 leaf blades and contracted, densely flowered panicles. — Sandy or 

 rocky banks of streams and low thickets, Xew Brunswick and 

 Ontario to North Carolina, Indian Territory, and South Dakota. 



