Fig. 86. Aristida palustris (Chapni.) Vasey (A. virgata palus- 

 trti < hapm.). SWAMP Poveety-GRASS. — An upright, rigid peren- 

 nial 6 to 15 din. high, with long, narrow leaves, and slender, 

 interrupted, spicate panicles 30 to 70 cm. long. — Moist places near 

 the coast in the pine harrens, South Carolina to Texas. [Cuba.] 

 August-October. 



