. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 36 wide, scabrous and sparingly short pubescent on both sides, mid vein prominent below, becoming obsolete above. Axis of the inflorescence angular, pilose, branches very short, appressed, few-flowered, the lower remote; setae single or in pairs, somewhat flexuous, widely spreading, purple or sometimes green, 5 to 15 mm. long. Spikelets ovate, acute, 2 mm. long; first glume broadly cordate, inclosing the base of the spikelet, acute, 3-nerved, one-third as long as the spike- let; second glume obtuse, 5 to 7 nerved, nearly e
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 36 wide, scabrous and sparingly short pubescent on both sides, mid vein prominent below, becoming obsolete above. Axis of the inflorescence angular, pilose, branches very short, appressed, few-flowered, the lower remote; setae single or in pairs, somewhat flexuous, widely spreading, purple or sometimes green, 5 to 15 mm. long. Spikelets ovate, acute, 2 mm. long; first glume broadly cordate, inclosing the base of the spikelet, acute, 3-nerved, one-third as long as the spike- let; second glume obtuse, 5 to 7 nerved, nearly equaling the spikelet in length and closely enveloping it; third glume obtuse, 5-nerved, slightly exceeding the flowering glume in length, sulcate, subtending a short hyaline palea; nerves in all the glumes green, promi- nent; flowering glume nearly 2 mm. long, ovate, acute, nearly smooth, striate, and very finely transversely wrin- â kled below. Texas to Arizona. Mexico. Specimens examined.âTexas: Austin, Hall 1872; no locality, Nealley 1888; Kerrville, Smith 1897; Heller 1894; Limpia Can- yon, Presidio Co., 130Nealley 1892; Smith 1897; Val Verde, Nealley 1890. New Mexico: 2096 Wright 1851-52, and 800 Wright 1849, no locality; Mangos, Smith 1897. Arizo- na: Bowie, 4288 Jones 1884; Camp Crittenden, Rothrock 1874; Beaver Creek, 606 Mc- Dougal 1891; Clear Creek, 78 Toumey 1891. Mexico: City of Mexico, 3040, 3153 Holway 1898; Rio Honda, Holway 1896; Chihuahua, 381 Pringle 1885; San Luis Potosi, 957 Parry & Palmer 1878; Oaxaca, 4937 Pringle 1894; no locality, 716 Palmer 1896, 1043 Schaff- ner 1876, 441 Bourgeau 1863- 1866; Guanajuato, Duges 1894. No. 441 Bourgeau, represented in the Gray Herbarium, is cited by Fournier in the original description as one of the type specimens on which this species is based. CHiETOCHLOA GRISEBACHII AMPLA var. nov. (Fig. 21.) A very robust form, 5 to 8 dm. high, with thicker culms, longer leaves, and long open panicles; leaves lanceolate, 1 to 2
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