. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 208. Fi(i. 501. Blepharidachne kingii (S. Wats.) ITackcl in DC. Moiiog. I'hau. 6 : 261. 1889. {L'reiiiuchloe kiiKjii ,S. Wats, in Bot. King's Exped. 382, t. 40. 1871.) King's Dksert-grass.—A low, denselj' tufted piTennial to dm. bigh, with nnnierons short, .spreading, lecnrved leaves and llowered, suhcapitate pan- ieh'S partly inclosed in the upper leaf-sliealhs. .ihout 3-flowered, with lanceolate, acute empty glumes («) 6 to 7 luin long. Flowering glumes {h) densely hairy at the base aiul along

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. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 208. Fi(i. 501. Blepharidachne kingii (S. Wats.) ITackcl in DC. Moiiog. I'hau. 6 : 261. 1889. {L'reiiiuchloe kiiKjii ,S. Wats, in Bot. King's Exped. 382, t. 40. 1871.) King's Dksert-grass.—A low, denselj' tufted piTennial to dm. bigh, with nnnierons short, .spreading, lecnrved leaves and llowered, suhcapitate pan- ieh'S partly inclosed in the upper leaf-sliealhs. .ihout 3-flowered, with lanceolate, acute empty glumes («) 6 to 7 luin long. Flowering glumes {h) densely hairy at the base aiul along the keel and marginal nerves, the nerves extending into short awns, the middle one longest (c).—Dry foothills in the deserts of Nevada and Arizona. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Division of Agrostology. Washington, D. C. : The Division

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