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Muhlenbergia mexicana. (See Mexican Wocd-grass.) 
Muhlenbergia pungens. (See Blow-out grass.) 
Muhlenbergia racemosa. (See Wild Timothy.) 
Munroa squarrosa. (See False Buffalo-grass. ) 
Narrow-leafed American Vetch ( Vicia americana linearis). 
This is a low-growing vetch which is found in dry soil in fields and waste places. It 
enters quite largely into the forage of certain localities. It spreads rapidly in 
poorly eultivated fields, and hence is sometimes regarded as a weed. 
Native Meadow Oat-grass ( Avena americana). 
“A bunch grass of the high prairies whichis not widely distributed in North Dakota." 
When present, it furnishes valuable forage. 
Native Meadow Pea (Lathyrus palustris). 
Often ee abundant in moist meadows and edges of thickets. It is often present 
in eonsiderable quantity in lowland hay and undoubtedly increases the feeding 
d. Ariel. 
Needle-grass (Stipa comata). 
Abundant in dry upland prairie soil in the central and western parts of the Dakotas. 
It often forms a large percentage of the prairie hay. It is not cut until the 
“needles” have fallen, in order that they may not injure stock. In many locali- 
ties on the high prairies between the James and. Missouri rivers this grass often 
furnishes 50 per cent or more of the native hay. 
Nerved Manna-grass (Glyceria nervata). 
Abundant in shallow water and boggy meadows throughout the Northwest. It 
ff large amount of excellent forage and forms an important element in 
lowland pastures and meadows. The seeds are a favorite food of wild fowl. 
This species, like Reed Meadow-grass, can be used to advantage in seeding down 
old sloughs or lake beds. 
Old Witch-grass ( Panicum capillare). 
Common throughout the Northwest on waste and cultivated lands. Usually 
regarded as a weed, but often affords considerable forage in the fall, especially 
in stubble fields. The panieles break loose in autumn after the manner of 
Tickle-grass and are blown about by the wind, often in such numbers as to be 
quite troublesome. 
Orchard-grass ( Dactylis glomerata). 
Occasional in cultivation and as an escape. It seems to be quite hardy in some 
localities, and should be cultivated mue widely in this region. ‘This plant 
than timothy and would evidently pay well to use with red clover for meadows" 
(Brannon). 
Oryzopsis micrantha. 
This a is quite rip distributed throughout the central and western parts 
he Dakot It grows in dry sandy soil, and, though tough and wiry, is 
ios: Meg is considered a valuable grass. It is sometimes called Indian 
Millet, but a better common name would be Small Indian-millet, which would 
abore: it from Eriocom 
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