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Fig. 470. Sporobolus virginicus Kunth, Revis. Gram. 1 : til. 

 183:"5. (Agro8tisrir(iinicaL>um.) Seasidk Rush-grass. — Adecuin- 

 bent, or ereft and more or less branching, b-afv ]><'rennial !.."> to 

 6 dm. high, with bnig, creeping rootstocks and densely Ibiwered, 

 spike-like panicles 3 to 6 cm. long. Spikelets 2 to 3 mm. long.— 

 Sandy shores Virginia to Florida, westward to Texas. [Mcvico 

 and West Indies.] August-September. 



