NM, Rockies, 20071102
San Francisco Mt, grass. 

San Francisco Mt, saddle at top of highway 180, on S side of summit, at scenic turnout.

Bouteloua gracilis [] 

 GEN grass, clumped
 INFL ~2 finger-like bs, strongly ascend, spklts not paired, secund
 SPKLT breaks above gls, gls keeled, scar, upper >> lower, upper firmer, no awn, glab, 1 vein. ~6mm and 3mm)
lower lemma ~5mm, glab excpt for conspic silky at base and on back, awns from tip of all three veins, mid awn 1mm, side awns 2mm, awns min ant scaber
upper fls 2, vestigial, silky at base, awn to 4mm

Significantly larger in all dimensions than one yesterday, and lower lemma much less lobed.  Works if this one is peren but yesterday's was annual.

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