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Fig. 197. BOUTELOUA TEXANA. S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 18: 196. 1883. 

 TEXAN GRAMA.— A denselj' ceespitose, usually glabrous perennial 2-3 dm. 

 (8'-12') high, with narrow, flat leaves, and two to ten short, many-awned 

 spikes, approximate on the common rachis. Leaves narrow, usually involute 

 above. Spikelets about 6 mm. (3") long; second glume (o, b) slightly longer 

 than the perfect floret, pubescent; flowering glume (c) with two slender lobes 

 and three divergent awns which are shorter than the glume. Palea (d) 

 obtuse. Rudimentary florets two (e, /) each with three to five awns 4-6 mm, 

 (2"-3") long and with more or less developed glumes.— Dry soil, Texas and 

 Indian Territory to Arkansas. March-April. 



