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Fig. 250. Eragrostis sessilispica Buckl. ; Britton and Brown, 

 111. Fl., 1 : 190 {DipJachne r'ujida Vasey). — A sniootL, wiry, ca'spi- 

 tose iiereunial 3 to 9 dm. liigli, with iiarroM', mostly iuvolute leaves 

 aud pyramidal panicles, the live- to twelve-tlowercd, appressed 

 spikelets sessile along the spreading branches. — Dry jirairies, 

 Kansas to Texas. June-Octoher. 



