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Fig. 270. Lamarckia aurea (L.) Moench. Golden-top. A 

 Ciespitose, branching annual 1 to 3 dm. high, with elegant one- 

 sided panicles 5 to 8 cm. long. Introduced into southern and 

 Lower California. [Southern Europe, northern Africa, and Aus- 

 tralia.] March-May. 



