No. 54. 

 AGROSTIS MICROPHYLLA Slcii.l. Syn. I'l. (;iam. 104 (ISSfj). 



Plant iiiimial, loosely tufted, with sleinlcr, lihidus loots. 



('uliiin erect, often biaucLed at the base, sleuder, siiinolli, cDUstricted at the black 

 nodes, (> to 15 inches tall. 



Lmvcs of the culm 2 or 3; sheaths nearly siiKiotii, dosed, shoHer Ihaii the, inter- 

 nodes; blades erect, scabrid, Hat, or loosely iii\ulute, 2 inches lonj; (»r less; ligule 

 usually lacerate, 1 to 2 lines loug. ' 



Iiijlorenccncc a closelio\rered, spike-like i>aniclc. l.l to :i iuclies lonjir, lif^ht-greenor 

 ])nri)lish, ':he nunu'rous c.xserted awns giving it a featbeiy appearance; rays in semi 

 verticillate<tlusters at the 5 to 7 nodes, uneciual, barely exceeding the intervals, i incb 

 long or less, divided and crowded to the base with ]>edicellate, appressed spikelets. 



Siiihflcfx l-tlowercd.lA. to 2 lines long; empty gbimes nearly eiinal.snbnlatc])ointed 

 thill, hispid on the keels, 1-nerved, 1.^ to 2 lines long; floral glume bnuully oblong, 4. 

 tootiied at the apex, smooth excejtt the few miniite hairs at the ba.se, thin, obscurely 

 4-nerved, 1 line long or less; aVn ai'ising above the middle, hispididous, slender, 2 to 

 3 lines long; palet wanting; stamens 3, the short anthers scarcely exserted. 



Plate LIV; u, s])ikelet with glumes in i)0siti()n; i, first enii)ty glume; c, second 

 empty glume; d, floral glume, side view; c, same opened, dorsal view. 



California to Oregon, mostly on the coast ranges and foothills. This species has 

 been referred to .4. e.rarata, as it resembles some of tlie snnill forms of that variable 

 si)eci(!s, but it may be distinguished by the smaller leaves, slender culms, and long 

 awns. 



