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Auastrophus rosei

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Auastrophus rosei (Scribn. & Merr.) Nash
Paspalum Rosei Scribn. & Merr. Bull. U. S. Dep. Agr. Agrost. 24 : 9. 1901. Axonopus Rosei Chase, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 24 : 132. 1911.
A tufted perennial. Stems up to 6 dm. long, slender; leaf-sheaths rough; blades linear, acute, flat or folded, 2-3 mm. wide, the basal up to 3 dm. long, those on the stem shorter; racemes in pairs, or sometimes with an additional one a short distance below, 5-7 cm. long; spikelets 4 mm. long, acute, lanceolate, the outer scales equal, lanceolate, acuminate, 5-nerved, sparingly hairy, the fruiting scale oblong, obtuse, about 3 mm. long, with a tuft of short hairs
at the apex.
Type locality : Foothills of the Sierra Madre mountains, between Pedro Paulo and San
Blascito, Tepic. , , ^-^
Distribution : Known only from the type locality.
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George Valentine Nash. 1912. (POALES); POACEAE (pars). North American flora. vol 17(2). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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