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Fig. 121. Sporobolus heterolepis A. Gray. Strong-scented 

 Sporobolus. A rather stout, somewhat wiry, caespitose peren- 

 nial 6 to 9 dm. high, with very long basal leaves and loose, open 

 panicles. In dry soil, prairies, etc., Connecticut to Quebec, Iowa 

 and Nebraska and Wyoming, thence south to Texas and north to 

 Assiniboia and Saskatchewan. August, September. 



