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Fig. 136. Agrostis coarctata Ehrh. (Stolonifcra coarctata 

 Reichb). — A creeping perennial with slender culms, the upright 

 branches about 3 dm. high, short, flat leaves and narrow, rather 

 densely flowered panicles 5 to 10 cm. long. — Damp soil and sands 

 along the coast, Newfoundland to New Jersey. [Europe.] July- 

 October. A tine-leafed, excellent turf-forming species, valuable 

 for lawns. 



