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Fig. 113. Heleochloa schoenoides (L.) Host (Phleiim sclujcn- 

 oides L. ; Cri/jisis schanoides Lam.). Rush-like Timothy'.— A 

 diffusely branching ciespitose annual 1 to 3 dm. high, with in- 

 flated sheaths, rather short, spreading leaves, and densely How- 

 ered ovate, or oblong, spike-like panicles.— Waste ground about 

 New York City, Philadelphia, etc., sparingly naturalized. 

 [Europe and Asia.] July, August. 



