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Fig. 545. Poa bolanderi Vasey, Coult. Bot. Gaz. 7 : 32. 1882, 

 111. N. Am. Grasses, 2 : 73. Boi.ander's Spear-grass. — A smooth, 

 loosely tufted, erect perennial 3 to 6 dm. high, with short, flat 

 leaves and spreading iianicles 8 to 12 cm. long. Spikelets (a) l-to3- 

 llowered,3 to 4 miii. long, with unequal empty glumes and ovate- 

 ohlong flowering glumes (/)), which are about 2.5 mm. long and 

 nearly smooth except for a slight weh at the base. — Mountains 

 of California and Oregon. March-August. 



