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Fig. 524. Melica inflata Vasey, Contrib. Nat. Herb. 1 : 269. 1893. 

 Inflated Melic-grass. An erect, leafy perennial, 9 to 18 dm. 

 higb, bulbous at the base, with spreadinjj, simple panicles 12 to 

 20 cm. long. Spikelets 12 to 18 mm. long, 6- to 8-flowered, with 

 subacute, scabrous flowering glumes (b) about 8 mm. long. 

 Mountains of California. .June, July. 



Allied to M. californica. 



