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Fig. 124. SPOROBOLUS CURTISSII (Vasey; Small, U. S. Dept. Agr. Div. 

 Agro'i' Bn\. 7 : li2, fig. 12U. 1897. {S. floridanus curtissii Yuaey, Desc. Cat. Gr. 

 U. S. 44. 1885.)-A wiry, erect perennial 3-6 dm. (l°-2°) high, Avith long, ve^- 

 narrow leaves, and loosely flowered, open panicles 15-25 cm. (6'-10') long. 

 Spikelets {a,b) 4-5 mm. (2"-2i") long with nearly equal and very acute empty 

 glumes which are slightlv longer than the acute flowering glume (f).— Moist 

 pine barrens, northeastern Florida. July to November. Readily separated 

 ivom S. floridanus by its narrower leaves and longer and nearly equal empty 

 glumes. 



