Fk;. 186. Chloris elegans HBK. {C. alba Presl); Beal, Grasses 

 N. Am., 2 : 103.— An erect pereijiiial 3 to G dm. high, with slightly 

 iuflated sheaths, flat leaves and eight to twelve silky-bearded 

 sjiikes, clnstered or umbellate at the apex of the culms.— Dry 

 mesas and desert hills of western Texas, southern Arizona, New 

 Mexifo, southern California and southward. Au ornamental grass. 

 Juue-November. 



