200 



Fig. 182. Chloris petraea Sw. ; Beal, Grasses N. Am., 2 : 408 

 (sub. C. swartziana Doell). Seaside Finger-grass. — A creeping, 

 glaucous perennial 3 to 6 dm. high, with obtuse, flat leaves and 

 three to eight slender spikes 4 to 7 cm. long. — Southern Florida 

 to southeastern Texas. [West Indies and Central and South Amer- 

 ica.] March-October. 



