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Fig. 407. Cenchrus echinatus Linn. Sp. PL 1488. f'ocic 

 Sruu. A stout, erect or ascending pereunial 3 to 10 dm. liigli. 

 w ith rather broad, Hat leaves and cylindrical, dense spikes 8 to IJ 

 cm. long. Involucres (a) pilose or downy, with many spines alxne 

 and bristly near the base. Dry soil, liehls and waste places. 

 South Carolina to Florida and westward to Texas. [Mexico and 

 southward.] M arch -Seji timber. 



