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Fig. 575. Festuca jonesii Vasej-, Coutiib. Xat. Herb. 1 : 278. 

 1893. Jones's Fescue.— An erect, iisuallj' sleuder, ctespitose, 

 leafy perenuial 6 to 12 dia. higli, with flat leaves 10 to 24 cm. 

 long and open, nodding panicles 15 to 30 cm. long. Spikelets 

 abont 12 nun. long, including the awns, 3- to 5-flowered, with une- 

 qual, acute empty glumes (b) and narrow flowering glumes about 

 5 mm. long. — Moist i)laces near springs and borders of woodlands 

 in the mountains, Wyoming, Utah, California to Vancouver 

 Island, and Alaska. June-August. 



