aer ch, g. Sh 
dao ; leaf-blades constricted at the base, 23-38 em. (9-15) long, 8-20 m 
) wide, strongly scabrous throughout. Spikele pa 3- to 4 flowered, with 
Nera MET glumes (a) and scab 
the middle, bifid at jr apex, and awned from 
moist Saari e awns spreading 3-4 em. (12,147) lon g.—Rich, 
IY , Illinois and Montana to Kansas and New Mexico. June to Sep- 
longer. ed from Elymus canadensis by its larger, more robust spikes, and 
ty Stouter awns. y 
