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Fig. 72. Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze (Ischn'- 

 mnm secundatuin, Walt.; Stenotaphrum amiricnnum Sclirauk.). 

 Mission-grass. — Exteusively creeping perennial, -with hard, flat 

 stems, ratlier broad leaves, and nprigbt, flowerinjf stems IJy to 3 

 dm. high. — Muddy or moist sandy shores and marshes along the 

 coast, South Carolina to Florida and Louisiana. [Widely distrib- 

 uted in tropical America and the Pacific islands.] April-October. 



