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Fig. 243. Eragrostis pectiuacea (Miclix.) Steud.— Au erect, 

 csespitose perennial 3 to 9 <Tm. liigli, with a short, stout rootstock 

 and large, spreading, red-purple panicles. — Dry, sandy soil in the 

 open, Massachusetts to South Dakota and Colorado, south to 

 Florida and Texas. J uly-October. 



