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FlG. 208. Beckmannia eruceeformis ( L.) Host (Phalaris micai- 

 formis Linn.). Slough-grass. — A stout, erect, subaquatic peren- 

 nial 3 to 12 dm. high, with narrow panicles composed of many, 

 densely flowered one-sided spikes. — In sloughs and along the 

 banks of rivers and streams, western Ontario to Iowa, California, 

 British Columbia, and Alaska. [Europe and Asia.] June-Sep- 

 tember. 



