Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Poaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Perennial from long creeping rhizomes; culms erect, 1.5–6 dm; lvs conspicuously distichous; sheaths overlapping; blades spreading or ascending, 5–8 cm, broadest (3–6 mm) near the base and tapering to a fine point; panicle exsert, 3–8 cm, stramineous or purplish; glumes sharply acute, the first 1.6–2.9 mm, the second 1.9–2.9 mm; lemma 1.9–2.8 mm, ca equaling the palea; 2n=18, 30. Sandy or muddy shores and marshes, usually in saline soil; trop. Amer., n. along the coast to se. Va.