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Spec. Kept 63:30. 1883. iTncuspls acuminata Munro in A/Gvay^PrT'^t,' 

 189 • ^^\^^;^^- ^«^f •'■''■ 1^62; SiegUngiaacuminata Kuntze, Eev. Gen. P 's-^- 

 1891.)-A slender, densely tufted perennial l.,^2 dm. (6'-8') high with short 

 eaves, and simple, dense, oblong panicles 1.5-3 cm. (f-lV) long SpTkeletf ^r 

 •t'. t^T- ^'T^ ^^"^= empty glumes (.) smooth, acuminate fhe St 4 5 mm 

 4 mm. i2"-2V') long, pubescent on the three nerves at the base, the midnerve 

 excurrent into a Ihort slender awn. Palea (d) finely pubescent L the two 

 promment keels and at the base.-Poor, gravelly soil Mllsi^es etc Texa to 

 Anzona, north to Colorado and Indian Territory. (Northern MeS^.r April 



to J UllG. ^ 



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