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Fig, 557. Poa purpurascens Vasey, Cimlt. liot. Gaz. 6 : 2it7. 

 1881. Punpi-r.-TOi' Bi.rK-(ii!Ass. A tufted, ortct, soinewliat Aviry 

 perennial, 2.'> to 'AJ> dm. biyh, with Hat leaves and rather densely 

 flowered panicles 4 to G cm. long. Spikelets ovate, 3- to H-llowered, 

 5 to 7 mill. lonj;. Floral filnmes ohtnsc, iiiiiiiitelj' 8oal)rons on 

 Ihe back and liiapid-ciliate on the keel. Moist hillsides and 

 meadows, California northward to JJntish Columbia. July, 

 August. 



