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Fig. 90. STIPA KINGII Bolam 

 sopsis kingii Beal, Grasses X. A 



Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4 : 170. 1872. ( Ory- 

 2 : 229. 1896. )— A slender, erect, csespitose 

 perennialV4dm. (8'-lG') high, with involute, filiform leaves and contracted 

 panicles 8-12 cm. (3'-5') long, the short erect branches few-flowered. Spikelets 

 4 mm. (2") long, the outer glumes (b) slightly unequal, obtuse, hyaline; flow- 

 ering glume (a) thinly pubescent; callus hairy, .short and obtuse; awn slightly 

 twisted, about 12 mm. "(6" (long. Palea (r) nearly as long as the glume. Anthers 

 bearded at the apex. Awns scabrous.— California and (?) Nevada. 



