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Fig. 451. Plileum alpinum Linn. Sp. PI. 59. Alpine Tim- 

 othy.— A glabrous, erect perennial, 1.5 to 4.5 dm. high, with 

 flat leaves and cylindrical, ovoid, or oblong, spike-like panicles 1 to 

 5 cm. long. Empty glumes (a) short-awned 3 to 4 mm. long.— 

 Moist soil in the mountains, Labrador to Alaska, south to New 

 England, Arizona, and California. [Europe, A.sia, South Amer- 

 ica.] June-September. 



