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Fig. 197. Bouteloua texana S. Wats. ; Beal, Grasses N. Am., 2 : 

 426. Seed Mesquite.— A densely civspitose, usually ulabrous per- 

 ennial 2 to 3 dm. hi^h, with narrow, flat leaves, and two to ten 

 short, many-awued spikes, approximate on the common rachis.— 

 Dry soil, Texas and Indian Territory to Arkansas. March, April. 



