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Fig. 601. Agropyrou gmeliiii Scribn. & Smith, U. .S. Dept. 

 Agr., Div. Agros. 8 Bull. 4 : :{0. IS'JT. Siiokt-lkakkd Wiikat- 

 GKASS. A rather Nloiider, erect, glal>rcu8, Cirsjiitose porciiiiial, 

 (J to 12 (liii. high, with liat leaves, the lower ouea short, ami slender 

 spikes 8 to 20 cm. long. Spikelets 7- to O-llowered, 12 to 18 mm. 

 long; empty glumes (a) uutMiual, two-thirds as long as the spike- 

 let. Flowering glnmcs 10 to 12 mm. long, shorter than its slender 

 awn. Moist soil, mountains, Washington to western Nebraska. 

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