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Fig. 241. Eragrostis purshii ttchrad. Southern Spear- 

 grass. — Au auimal, 1 to 4 dm. Ligli, with the erect or ascending 

 culnjs diffusely branching near the base, and diffuse panicles of 

 suiall, spreading spikelets. — Sandy river hanks, waste ground, 

 etc.. Massachusetts and Ontario to South Dakota and California, 

 south to Florida, Texas, and Arizona. [Mexico.] June-October. 



