200 



Fig. 182. Chloris petraea Sw.; Beal, Grasses N. Am., 2 : 408 

 (buI). C. swartzlana Doell). Skasidk Finger-grass. — A creeping, 

 gliincous perennial .3 to ti dm. high, with obtnse, flat h'aves and 

 tluee to eight slender spikes 4 to 7 cm. ]<)ng. — Southern Florida 

 to southeastern Texas. [West Indies and Central and South Amer- 

 ica.] March-October. 



