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Fig. 426. Stipa oregonensis Scribii. new name. (S. stricia 

 Yasey, not ham.) Narrow-toppkd Feather-orass.— A slcixlor, 

 iTect, tufted perennial 3 t<> 5 dm. high, with narrow, setaccoiisly 

 ])oiuted loaves and contracted, erect jjauiclcs 8 to 16 cm. long. 

 Empty glumes (a) lO mm. long, exceeding the thinly pubescent 

 llowering glumes. Awn 21 to 36 mm. long, pubescent or subplu- 

 uioso in the lower half. — Oregon and Washington. 



