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Fig. 517. Anthochloa colusana (Davy), Scribner, n. comb. 

 (Stapfia colusana Davy, Eryth. 6:110. 1898; Neostapfia colusana 

 Davy, Eryth. 7:43. 1899.) — A densely crespitose, spreading or 

 ascending, glabrous annual ( ? ) with loose sheaths, rather short, 

 flat leaves, and densely flowered, oblong or cylindrical, spike-like 

 panicles 3 to 7 cm. long. Spikelets (a) usually 3- to 5-flowered, 6 

 to 7 mm. long, with very broad, flabelliform, ciliate-friuged flow- 

 ering glumes (e) about 5 mm. long. Lower empty glumes, when 

 present, narrowly lanceolate. — Uncultivated alkali " goose- 

 lands." Colusa County, California. 



