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Fig. 243. Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Steud. An erect, 

 ca-spitose perennial 3 to !) dm. high, with a short, stout rootstock 

 and large, spreading, red-purple panicles. Dry, sandy soil in the 

 open, Massachusetts to South Dakota and Colorado, south to 

 Florida and Texas. J uly-October. 



