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imi'''!'r^' ^°^.^^^°^^ HIKSUTA Lag. Varied. Ciene. Lit. Art. 2:141 

 1805. {Chondromm hirtum H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. PI i • 176 t 59 ISTS 

 BRISTLY MESQUIT.-A e.spitose perennial 1..5-f dm. (6'- 6') h gh Mth 

 erect^or ascending culms, flat leaves, and one to three more o lesf.pread 



cm. (1 -4') long. Spikelets numerous, 5-6 mm. (2i"-3") long; empty glumes 

 i) unequal, the flrst one smooth, 2 mm. il") long, the second abou"' mm (2^ 

 long with a row ot dark or black glands on either side of the midnerve each 

 one emitting a long hair; flowering glume (.) nearly smooth, 3-lobed each 

 obe terminating m a short awn; rudiment on a short pedicel consisting of 

 hree awns and three imperfect glumes.-Dry prairies aud sandy plains, Illinois 



Floridr'.M" " '""i^ ''"'"''^' '''""''"' ^^"-----d Texas, and (?) sou hern 

 Florida. (Mexico and Lower California.) July to September. 



