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Fig. 174. Spartina patens (Ait.) Mubl. {DactijUs patens ,Ait. ; 

 Spariina juncea Ell.). Fox-gkass. — A rather .slender and some- 

 what wiry grass 3 to 6 (rarely 9) dm. high, with two to four slen- 

 der, erect or widely spreading spike-s. — Salt marshes and sandy 

 shores alonu; the coast from Newfonndlaud to Florida and west- 

 ward to Texas. June-September. 



