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Fig. 176. Spartina junciformis En<^elm. &, Gray (.S. densiflora 

 Brongn. (?)j S. gouiiii Foura.); Beal, Grasses N. Am.. 2:400. 

 Risu-LiKK Spartina. — A stout perennial 6 to 15 <lm. bigh, with 

 very long, narrow leaves and short, api)res8e(i spikes, which form 

 a cylindrical, spike-like iuilorescence 10 to 30 cm. long. — Brack- 

 ish marshes along the Gulf Coast, Key West, Florida to Texas. 

 [Mexico and Chile. ?J June-October. 



