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Fig. 261. Melica bulbosa Geyer; Beal, Grasses N. Am. 2 : 508. 

 Thick-rooted BUNCH-GRASS. A slender, erect perennial 3 to 6 or 

 rarely 9 dm. high, bulbous at the base, with erect leaves and a 

 narrow, somewhat spike-like panicle 10 to 15 cm. long. Dry 

 rocky slopes, moist shady mountain sides, etc. (alt. 900 to 2,700 m.), 

 Montana and Wyomingto British Columbia, south to Utah, Nevada, 

 and Oregon; western Texas. May-July. 



