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Fig. 192. Gymnopogon brevifolius Triu. Siiokt-i-kafed 

 Beard-ghass. — A slender, loosely tnfted and niany-.jointed peren- 

 nial, with erect or ascending culms 3 to 6 dm. liigb, short, flat 

 leaves and numerous very slender spikes, which are naked toward 

 the base. — Dry or moist pine ))arren8 near the coast, New .Jersey 

 to Mississippi. August-November. 



