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Fig. 455. Sporoboliis junceus (Michx. ) Kuutli, Revis. Gram. 1 : 

 68. 1835. ( Jr/ros/(. /((<'((* Michx. Flor. IJor. Am. 1: 52. 180."^.) 

 Rush Gijass. A glalnons, eroct, slender, wiry pertMinial with 

 setaceous leaves, the basal oues 12 to 24 cm. loug, and open pani- 

 cles to 14 cui. iu length. Si)ikelet8 (a) 2.5 to S nun. long, witli 

 very nne(|nal empty glumes, the first oue-fourth to one-tiiird as 

 long as the second, which eciuals the siibacuto flowering glume. 

 Dry, sandy soil, Virginia to Florida and westward to Texas. Feb- 

 rnarv-December. 



