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Fig. 299. Agropyron scribneri Vasey; Beal, Grasses X.Am., 

 2 : 638. — A densely ca^spitose perennial 2 to 5 dm. high, with 

 ascending culms, flat leaves, and bearded spikes 5 to 7 cm. long, 

 which readily break up at maturity.— Summits of mountains 

 (alt. 1,800 to 4,200 m.). Montana to Colorado and Arizona. August. 



