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Fig. 445. Muhlenbergia dumosa Sciibn. in N'asey, Contrih. 

 Nat. Herb. 3:71. 1892. (Sjyorobolns depauperatiis (?) Scribii. iu 

 Bull. Torr. Bot. Club. 9: 103. 1882.) Shrubby Droi'-skkd.— A 

 stout, woody, much-branched and leafy perennial, with erer-t or 

 ascending culms 6 to i) or 12 dm. long, and slender, simple panicles 

 1 to .3 cm. long. Spikelets about 3 mm. long with short awned 

 dowering glumes. — Rocky canyons and along streams iu the 

 mountains of Arizona. [Mexico]. May, Juue. 



