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Fig. 193. Schedomiardus paniculatus (Nutt.) Treloase; Brit- 

 ton and Brown, 111. PI., 1 : 179 (S. texanua Steud.). Texan Crab- 

 grass. A low, diffusely branching annual, with short, narrow 

 leaves and slender, paniculate spikes. The tufted stems vary from 

 1 to 9 dm. long. Dry prairies. Illinois to Texas and New Mexico, 

 north to Assiniboia and Manitoba. April-October. 



