Fic. 615, eee Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. IL, 5: 725. 1895. 
e LYME-GRASS.— erect, densely cwspitose perennial 
dm. (1-29) high, with cae nahe involute, spreading leaves es and narrow, 
erect spikes es 5-10 em. (2’-4’) long. Sheaths shorter than the internodes, nearly 
th, the lower ones loose; “leaf: blades 10-15 em. (rn) long, 1 aren nt 
(6) 10 » linear, involute. Spi} 
long, and 5- to 9- flowered; empty glumes es (a) nearly UM un aut 
> ng 4 mm. (2”) long; flowering glumes (b) short canny about 8 mm. (4”) 
i » indistinct) erved, smooth and rounded, with a narrow, hyaline, 
—Alkali soil, Utah and Wyoming. June to August. 
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