20 



Fig. 2. Imperata hookeri Rupr. (I. brevifolia Vasey ; /. oaudata 

 Scribn. notTrin. ) ; Beal, Grasses N. Am., 2 : 22.— A stout, glabrous 

 perennial 5 to 12 dm. high, with strong, creeping rootstocks, flat 

 leaves, and elongated white-hairy, densely flowered panicles. — 

 Western Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona. Southern California 

 and southward. 



