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Fig. 259. Melica spectabilis Scribn. ; Beal, Grasses X. Am., 2 : 

 506. — A cjespitose, stolouifcrons species 3 to 6 dm. liigb, with 

 scabrous, flat leaves, aud loosely flowered, nodding, simple pani- 

 cles 10 to 20 cm. long. — Damp grassy meadows, rich bottom lands, 

 dry hillsides, etc. (alt. 950to2,400 m.), Montana t<) Washington aud 

 Oregon, south to Colorado, Wyoming, aud Nevada. June-Sep- 

 tember. 



