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Fig. 432. Stipa i.euuissima Tiin. Mem. Acad. St. Petersb. (VI.) 

 2:36. 1836. Sle.ndek Keathek-guass. A slender, den.sely- 

 tiifted perennial 5 to 8 dm. high, witb long, filiform leaves and 

 narrow panicles 15 to 20 cm. long. Empty glnmes {a), siiljulate- 

 pointed, the tirst 12 to 18 mm., the second 5 to 8 nun. long; flow- 

 ering glume {h) about 2.5 nun. long. Awn flexuons, 7 to 8 cm. 

 long. Limestone hills, etc., Texas and New Mexico. [Mexico.] 

 August, September. 



