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Fig. 76. Homalocenchrus oryzoides (Sw.) Poll. (Leersia ory- 

 zoidesSw.); Jirittou and J5rowu,Ill. Fl.,1: 129. Rice Crx-cKASs.— 

 A rather stout, rough, aud niucli-branched grass 6 to 12 dm. high, 

 with open, pale-green or straw-colored panicles 12 to 25 cm. long.— 

 Along streams and ditches and in marshes, usually in the open, 

 Nova Scotia and Ontario to Washington, Florida, aud Texas. 

 [Europe aud Asia.] August-October. 



