Fig. 186. Chloris elegans HBK. (C. alba Presl); Beal, Grasses 

 N. Am., 2 : 403. — An erect perennial 3 to 6 dm. high, with slightly 

 inflated sheaths, flat leaves and eight to twelve silky-bearded 

 spikes, clustered or umbellate at the apex of the culms. — Dry 

 mesas and desert hills of western Texas, southern Arizona, New 

 Mexico, southern California and southward. An ornamental grass. 

 June-November. 



