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Fig. 322. Andropogon contortus Linn. Sp. PI. ed. 1, 1045. 

 Twisted Beakd-grass. A stout ]>t'ieuui:il4 to 10 dm. high, with 

 rather broad leave.s and solitary, bearded racemes, terminating 

 the culm or its branches. Racemes about ~t em. b)ng. Ses.sile 

 spikelet 9 tu 10 mm. long, pubescent. Awus twisted 8 to 10 cm. 

 long. Sandy soil, Texas to Arizona. [Tropical and subtropical 

 countries of both hemispheres.] April-October. 



