131 
masses. FE A PA HASSEI Vasey, Cont 8. Nat. Herb. 1: 267. 
GRASS.—A slender, vis ‘and densely tufted perennial 
uu is dm. (19-140) high, with ¢ erect A 6 cn 
1 ee Spik eaths o , striate ; ligule very short; leaf-blades 10-20 em 
he first 885 elets kem 6 mm, (a ) long; mardi — (a) nearly equal, 
1- or faintly 3- nerved, the second strongly 3-nerved; flowering glume 
p- about eq 
5 85 equaling the outer ones, eee ne e with 3 strong nerves, 
(8yr) gee ta tone-half as long as the floweringglume. Awn 16-18 mm. 
8, glabrous.—Dry soil, ridges, ete., southern California. 
