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FIG. 211. Leptochloa spicata (Nees) Scribn. (Jlromus spicatus 

 Nees ; Diplachne sjncata Doell ; D. reverchoni Vasey) ; Beal, Grasses 

 N. Am., 2 : 431. A low, densely c;uspitose perennial ( ?), with nu- 

 merous setaceous basal leaves and a slender, scape-like culm 6 to 

 15 cm. high. Granitic rocks, central Texas. [Mexico and Brazil.] 

 May- July. 



