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Fig. 70. Cenchrus myosuroides HBK. ; Real, Grasses N. Am., 

 2 : 160. Long-spiked Bur-grass. — A stout perennial 6 to 8 dm. 

 high, more or less branching and geniculate below, with flat 

 leaves and long, cylindrical spikes 12 to 20 cm. long. — Waste 

 ground, introduced; southern Florida to Texas. [Mexico, South 

 America.) August-January. 



