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Fig. 17G. Spartina juiiciformis Engelin. & Gray (S. denftiftora 

 Brongii. (f); S. goiiini Fourn.); Beal, Grasses N. Am., 2:400. 

 Rrsii-LiKE Spartixa. — A stout perennial 6 to 15 dm. liigh, with 

 very long, narrow leaves and short, appressed spikes, which form 

 a cylindrical, sjjike-like inflorescence 10 to 30 cm. long. — Brack- 

 ish marshes along the Gulf Coast, Key West, Florida to Texas. 

 [Mexico and Chile. ?J -Tune-October. 



