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Fig. 418. Aristida oligantha Mx. Flor. Bor. Am. 1 : 41. 1803. 

 Pkairie Trii'LK-awn. a tufted, mucli-braiichecl native annual, 

 with slender stems 2 to 4 dm. high, loose sheaths, narrow leaves 

 and lax, few-flowered panicles. In poor, dry soil from the ^liddle 

 Stales southward to Louisiana ^nd Texas and also in Oregon and 

 California. July-October. 



