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Fig. 322. Andropogon contortus Linn. Sp. PI. ed. 1, 1045. 

 Twisted Beard-grass. — A stout perennial 4 to 10 dm. high, with 

 rather broad leaves and solitary, bearded racemes, terminating 

 the culm or its branches. Racemes about 5 cm. long. Sessile 

 spikelet 9 to 10 mm. long, pubescent. Awns twisted 8 to 10 cm. 

 long. — Sandy soil, Texas to Arizona. [Tropical and subtropical 

 countries of both hemispheres.] April-October. 



