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Fig. 100. Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Triii. Mexican Drop- 

 seed. — An upright or ascending, usually much-branched perennial 

 3 to 9 dm. high, with a scaly, creeping rootstock, numerous, flat 

 leaf blades and contracted, densely flowered panicles. — Sandy or 

 rocky banks of streams and low thickets, New Brunswick and 

 Ontario to North Carolina, Indian Territory, and South Dakota. 



