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Fig. 10. Andropogon virginicus L. Broom Sedge. — A 

 rigidly erect peruuuial 6 to 12 dm. high, with the culms flattened 

 near the base, and narrow, elongated, and loosely branched pani- 

 cles of silky-1)earded racemes, for the most part partially inclosed 

 within smooth, spathe-like bracts. — Old lields and borders of 

 woods, usually in dry soil, Massachusetts to Florida and Texas, 

 [Cuba.] August-October. 



