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Fig. 169. Danthonia compressa Austin. Texnessee Oat- 

 grass. — A slender, erect, tufted i)ert'niiiul 2 to 6 diu. high, with 

 long, narrow root leaves, and I'ew-tlowered open |>anicles. — Moun- 

 tain regions of eastern Tennessee and North Carolina northward to 

 Canada. June-August. 



