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Fiu. 186. Chloris elegans HBK. (C. alba Presl); Beal, Grasses 

 N. Am., 2 : 403. An erect perennial 3 to 6 dm. high, with slightly 

 inflated sheaths, flat leaves and eight to twelve silky-bearded 

 spikes, clustered or umbellate at the apex of the culms. Dry 

 mesas and desert hills of western Texas, southern Arizona, New 

 Mexico, southern California and southward. An ornamental grass. 

 June-November. 



