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Fig. 165. Avena americana (Scribn.) {A. pratensis var. ameri- 

 cana Scribn. ; A. hookeri Scribn.). American Oat. — A rigidly erect 

 perennial 3 to 6 dm. high, with narrow, firm leaves, and con- 

 tracted panicles 8 to 12 cm. long. — Open thickets and prairies, 

 Manitoba, and in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains south- 

 ward to Colorado. June-August. 



