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Fig. 470. Sporobolus virginicus Kuntk, Revis. Gram. 1: 67. 

 1835. ( Jgrostis Hrginica Linn.) Seaside Rush-grass. — A. decum- 

 bent, or erect and more or less branching, leafy perennial 1.5 to 

 6 dm. high, with long, creeping rootstocks and densely flowered, 

 spike-like panicles 3 to 6 cm. long. Spikelets 2 to 3 mm. long. — 

 Randy shores Virginia to Florida, westward to Texas. [Mexico 

 and West Indies.] August-September. 



