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Fig. 193. Schedoiinaidus paniculatus (Nutt.) Trehase; Brit- 

 tou and Brown, 111. PL, 1 : 179 (S. texanus Steud.). Texan Crab- 

 GRASS. — A low, diffusely branching annual, with short, narrow 

 leaves and slender, paniculate spikes. The tufted stems vary from 

 1 to 9 dm. long. — Dry prairies. Illinois to Texas and New Mexico, 

 north to Assiniboia and Manitoba. April-October. 



