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Fig. 261. Melica bulbosa Geyer; Beal, Grasses N. Am. 2 : 508. 

 Thick-rooted Buxch-gkass. — A sleuder, erect perennial 3 to 6 or 

 rarely 9 dm. high, bulbous at the base, with erect leaves and a 

 narrow, somewhat spike-like panicle 10 to 15 cm. long. — Dry 

 rocky slopes, moist shady mountain sides, etc. (alt. 900 to 2,700 m.), 

 Montana and \Yyomingto British Columbia, south to Utah, Nevada, 

 and Oregon; western Texas. May-July. 



