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Fig. 100. Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin. Mexican Drop- 

 seed. An upright or ascending, usually much-branched perennial 

 3 to 9 dm. high, with a scaly, creeping rootstock, numerous, flat 

 leaf blades and contracted, densely flowered panicles. Sandy or 

 rocky banks of streams and low thickets, New Brunswick and 

 Ontario to North Carolina, Indian Territory, and South Dakota. 



