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Fig. 439. Stipa parishii Xasey, Coult. Bot. Uaz. 7 : .32. 1882. 

 Parish's Featiiek (;iiA-.s. — A ratli<!r stout, erect, tufted i)ereniiial 

 3 to 4.5 din. liigli, with Ti<^id, involute leaves and opeu, erect 

 panicles about 1.5 cm. long. Spikelets 12 to 14 mm. long, with 

 flowering glumes (h) densely covered with long, silky hairs. Awn 

 about 18 mm. long. — Dry soil, iiionntaiiis of snuthc^ni and Lower 

 California. .June-August. 



