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Fi<;. 120. Sporobolus longifolius (Torr.) Wood; Britton and 

 Brown, 111. I'l., 1 : 151. Lo.vii-i.EAi- i:d Si-orohoh-s. — A stout per- 

 ennial 3.5 to 10 (Uu. high, with very long, attenuate-pointed 

 leaves, and strict, spike-like panicles 3 to 10 inches long, which 

 are more or less included in the iiillated leaf sheath.s.— Dry, sandy 

 soil, Maine to Pennsylvania, f^oiith Dakota and Utah, south to 

 Texas and Florida. August-October. 



