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Moist or open ground, southeastern United States through Mexico 
and the West Indies to northern South America. 
Bauamas: Eleuthera, Hitchcock in 1890. Andros Island, Brace 
4951. New Providence, Wilson 8267; Hitchcock in 1890. , 
Cusa: Guane, Shafer 10385. Habana, Léon 572, 821, 821b; 
Schott 103. Batabané, Ekman 902. Santiago de las Vegas, Wilson 
2207. Guanabacoa, Léon 193, 565, 8838. Cayo Ramano, Shafer 
2614. San Miguel de los Bafios, Léon 8391. Manacas, Léon 5821. 
Manajanabo, Léon 5302. Baragué, Hitchcock 23372. Guara, 
Eitchcock 23389. Sierra de Nipe, Ekman 9807; Shafer 3007. Orientes 
Grandes, Léon 823. Isla de Pinos, Jennings 283. Without locality, 
Wright 1555. 
Jamaica: Rockport, Ridley 80. Port Antonio, Fredholm 3291; 
Mazon and Killip 288. Black River, Harris 12545; Hitchcock 9647. 
Troy, Hitchcock 9806; Mazon 2811, 2945; Harris 12586, 12592. 
Cinchona, Harris 12483, 13399; Hart 682 in 
part. Claremont, Hitchcock 9486. Ewar- 
ton, Hitchcock 9446. Castleton, Hitchcock 
9406. Newcastle, Hitchcock 9348. Bog 
Walk, Hitchcock 9291. Mouth of Cockpit 
River, Harris 12465. Kingston, Cockerell 
in 1892. Arntully, Orcutt 2621. Gordon 
Town, Hart 869. Ipswich, Hitchcock 
9620. Buff Bay, Hitchcock 9763. Mon- 
tego Bay, Hitchcock 9677. 
Haiti: Port-au-Prince, Buch 2048; Cook, 
Scofield, and Doyle 58. Gonaive Island, 
Leonard 3253, 3333; Hyerdam 107a. St. 
Michel de l’Atalaye, Leonard 7284, 7373. 
Tortuga Island, Leonard 13923; Ekman 
H 4263. Aux Cayes, Ekman H 72. 
Morne la Selle, Buch 1352. 
Dominican Repusuic: Prov Barahona, 
Fuertes 1281. Jaina, Faris 402. Punta 
Icacos, Hkman H 15787. ul 
Purrto Rico: Maricao, Hioram 816; *e™™™ e4 qhndrepogon, glomeratus, 
Chase 6203. Mayaguez, Chase 6165. San 
Juan, Chase 6355. Ponce, Chase 6480. Arecibo, Chase 6555. Lares, 
Chase 6586. 
Lrrwarp Isuanps: St. Kitts, Hitchcock 16361. Antigua, Box 54, 
128. Nevis, Bor 170. Guadeloupe, Duss 3548, 3937. 
WINDWARD IsLaNnpDs: Martinique, Duss 1301. 
26. Andropogon virginicus L., Sp. Pl. 1046. 1753. Virginia. 
BROOMSEDGE. 
Densely tufted, with a mass of long leaves at the base; culms 1 to 
1.5 m tall; sheaths compressed-keeled, glabrous or somewhat appressed 
villous; blades 2 to 4 mm wide; inflorescence slender, one-third to 
one-half the length of the plant; racemes 1.5 to 3 cm long, more or less 
included in the spathes; rachis slender, flexuous, this and the pedicels 
villous with white hairs 3 to 5 mm long; awn delicate, straight, 10 
to 15 mm long (fig. 355). 
Sterile hills and open woods, eastern United States to the West 
Indiesand Panama. Virginia. 
BerMupa: Brown and Britton 225. 
