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Fig. 72. Stenotaphrum secundatum ( Walt.) Kuntze (Ischcr- 

 mum secundatum Walt.; Stenotaphrum americanum Schrank.). 

 Mission-grass. — Extensively creeping perennial, with hard, flat 

 stems, rather broad leaves, and upright, flowering steins 1.5 to 3 

 dm. high. — Muddy or moist sandy shores and marshes along the 

 coast, South Carolina to Florida and Louisiana. [Widely distrib- 

 uted in tropical America and the Pacific islands.] April-October. 



