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Fig. 214. Leptochloa imbricata Thurb. {Diplachne imbricata 

 Scribn.)> Beal, (irasses X. Am., 2: 435. — A rather stout, erect or 

 ascending perennial 3 to 9 dm. high, with smooth, usually glau- 

 coua culms, narrow, ilat leaves, and numerous crowded, erect or 

 ascending spikes 4 to 6 cm. long. — Texas to southern California. 

 [Mexico and Lower California.] August-Xovember. 



