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Fig. 192. Gymnopogon brevifolius Triu. Siiort-leakkd 

 Bkard-gkass. — A slender, loosely tnfted and many-jointed peren- 

 nial, with erect or ascending cnlms -8 to 6 dm. high, short, flat 

 leaves and numerous very slender spikes, wiiicli arc naked toward 

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

 to Mississippi. August-November. 



