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Fig. 321. Andropogon halepensis Brot. {Sonjiuiin halepense 

 Pers; Eolcua halepensis Linn. Sp. PI. Ed. 1, 1047.) Johnson 

 Gkass.— A stout, sniodtL, erect perenuial 1 to 2 m. liigL, from 

 stron.t;, creeping rootstocks, with long, flat leaves, 1 to 2 cm. broad, 

 and open panicles 15 to 30 cm. long. Sessile spikelets (a) 4 to 5.5 

 mm. Icmg, the awn of the lloweriiig glume 10 to 15 mm. long. — In- 

 troduced and cultivated in many of the Southern States for hay. 

 [Southern Europe, Asia, and North Africa.] 



