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Fig. 184. CHLORIS CUCULLATA Bisch. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. Ill, 19 : 357. 

 1853.— A rather .slender, cse.spitose perennial 2-4 dm. {i°-2^°) high, with narrow, 

 flat leaves and eight to twelve spikes 2-4 cm. (l'-2') long, digitate or umbellate 

 at the apex of the culms. Leaf-blades 2-15 cm. (l'-6') long, 3 mm. (1^") wide, 

 or less, erect, scabrous on both surfaces. Spikelets exclusive of the awns 2 mm. 

 (1") long, or slightly smaller; first glume (6) acute, about one-half as long as 

 the second, which is about 1.5 mm. (f) long; third glume (c) obtuse, pilose on 

 the keel, and lateral nerves, the awn inserted just below the apex. 'Khe palea 

 is shown by c?.— Sandy plains, Texas to Arkansas. March to September. 



