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Ku;. 418. Aiistida oligaiitha Mx. Flor. Bor. Am. 1 : 41. 1803. 

 I'HAiRiE TrirLK-AWN. — A tuftod, nuK'li-braiicbcd native annual, 

 with slender stems 2 to 4 dm. hi<;;b, loose sheaths, narrow leaves 

 and lax, fcnv-flowered panicles. — In ]){)or. dry soil from the Middle 

 States southward to Louisiana and Texas and also in Oregon and 

 California. .July-October. 



