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Fig. 128. Sporobolus argutus (Nees) Kunth (Vilfa arguta 

 Nees.); Beal, Grasses N. Am., 2: 301.— A caespitose perennial 2 to 

 1 dm. high, with flat leaves and open (at first strict) panicles 3 to 

 5 cm. long. — "Sand dunes and sandy flats near river banks," 

 Kansas and Colorado to Texas and western Louisiana, also in 

 southern Florida. [Mexico and West Indies.] May-September. 



