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Fig. 302. Asperella hystrix (L.) Moench {Asprella W. not 

 Schreb. ; Hjistrix jxitulti Moeurh; (hjmnosticlnim hi/strix Selireb.). 

 Bottle Brush. — A smooth, ca-si>itosc i»eieuiiial 6 to 12 dm. bigb, 

 witb rather broad, flat leaves and terminal s])ikes 6 to 12 cm. lonjr. 

 Spikelets widely sitifadin^ at maturity. — Fertile, rocky woods, 

 New Brunswick and Ontario to Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and 

 Minnesota. June-August. 



