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Fig. 515. Eragrostis obtusiflora Scribu. U. S. Dept. Agr.. Div. 

 Agros. Bull. 8 : 10, Plate 5. May, 1897. Mexican Salt-guass. — 

 A rigid, erect, branching perennial 3 to 5 dm. bigb, from strong, 

 scaly rootstocks, with stiff, pungent-pointed leaves, and more or 

 less spreading panicles 8 to 14 cm. long. Spikelets 5- to 12- 

 flowered, 7 to 15 mm. long, the rigid flowering glumes obtuse and 

 about 4.5 mm. long. — Sandy, alkaline soil, Arizona. Resembles 

 salt-grass (Distichlis spicata) in habit. August, September 



