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Fig. 239. DLssanthelium californicum (Niitt. ) Beiith. ; Beal, 

 Grasses X. Am., 2 : 473 {Stenin-Jdua califoniica Xntt.).^A slender, 

 glabrous, brauchiug aunual 1 to 3 dm. high, with short, narrow 

 leaves and coutracted, spike-like panicles 4 to 8 cm. long. — Santa 

 Catalina Island, southern California, aud Guadaloupe Islands, 

 Lower California. September. 

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