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spreading or M ed id ipd or ovoid- le 6-7 mm. long, solitary 
or accompanied dt T ikelets 2.5-3 mm. long, the scales 
long, mucronulate.—Moist DAC nd and 
wet soil, various provinces, Fla. t D oe 
Ohio, and Md.— —(W. I., Mex., c. Aa; 
K. brevifolia L. Perennial, tufted o 
E o the scapes up to 3 dm. tall: leaf- 
blades 1-2.5 mm. wide: bracts of the invo- 
lu ng: 
, 9-10 mm. 
long, greenish, commonly inclined: spikelets 
ue mm. long, the scales irm po pe the 
o larger ones somewhat unequal: achene- 
body obovoid or Bl ebovód, eb] l 
. lon [K.m 
L.]—Low gro ui pe “moist ds pla 
Coastal Plains, Fla. to Tex. and Ga—(W. I. Mex., C. A., S. A.) 
K. odorata Vahl. Annual or n tufted, the seapes 1-3 dm. bp 
ones of the involucre 4 or 5, becoming reflexed: spikes 2 or 3 together 
tt ovoid to cylindric, 8-15 nn. D the terminal one the largest, are 
pale whitish: spikelets 3—3.5 mm. pes ei scales bl ud pi merely acutish, 
the bo larger ones slightly unequal: achene-body obov mm. long, 
oo ulate.—Moist to wet soil, roa jeden, Ga ditches, lu Plain, Fla. to 
Miss. and Ga.— —(W. I., Mex., C. A., 8. A.) 
6. ABILDGAARDIA Vahl. eren- 
nial, or sometimes perhaps annual sca- 
pose tufted herbs. Leaf-blades very nar- 
ae 
Spikelets usually solitary, several- 
many-flowe ubt 
small bract Seales firm, imbricate 
mostly in rows, deciduous. Per h 
wan Stamens 1-3; filaments nar- 
d 
warty.—About 15. species, widely dis- 
tributed in warm regions. 
1. A. monostachya (L.) Vahl. Plant 1-4 dm. tall, glabrous: leaves shorter 
than the scapes; blades involute: involucre Me Mp Spikelet ovoid or 
ellipsoid-ovoid, 1-1.5 em. long, o r longer: scales , 5-6 mm. long, acute or 
mucronulate: anthers nearly 2 mm. long: a ale; e, 2.5-3 mm. long, the 
body globose or broadly obovoid, ay pointed, the stipe aaa. —Ham 
mocks, pinelands, and "s Everglades, vile oan Keys, pen. Fla. and on the 
Florida Keys.—(W. I., S. A., O. W.)—All yea 
7. FIMBRISTYLIS Vahl. Annual or perennial seapose herbs. Leaf- 
blades flat or involute. Spikelets in umbel-like or capitate clusters, often 
rather large, ahi several-many-flowered. Scales firm, deciduous. Perianth 
ting. Stamens 1-3: filaments slender. Ovary sessile or nearly so: style 
