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Fio. 571. Puccinellia distans (Linn.) Pari. Flor. Ital. 1: 367. 

 1848. {I'ua dintati^ Linn.) SruKADiXd SrEAit-cJUAss. A slt'nder. 

 erect, or sometimes decumbent, tnfted, ^^labrons i)erennial 3 to (> 

 dm. Iiigb, with tlat leaves and dittusely spreading panicles, 5 to 18 

 cm. loni;, branches often becomim;- finally (b-flexeiL Spikclcts 3- 

 to G-dowered, 3 to ."> nun. loii;^. .'valine 8oii.s, Nova .Scotia to Now 

 Jersey and Pennsyh ania :ind on tlic west coa.st from Califoruia to 

 Alaska. [Europe, Asia. ] .lune-August. 



