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Via. 221. Pappophorum wrightii S. Wats. (/'. borea leTorr., not 

 Griseb.); Beal, Grasses X. Am., 2: 448. PURPLE-GRASS. — A slen- 

 der, branching and apparently annual species 2 to 4 dm. high, 

 with narrow, involute leaves and densely llowered, spike-like, 

 lead-colored or purplish panicles 1 to 7 cm. long. — Rocky hills, 

 canyons, and open plains, western Texas to Arizona. [Northern 

 Mexico.] July-September. 



