. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 199. Fig. 495. Calamovilfa curtissii (Vasey) Scribn. n. comb. {Calamagrostis cKrlissii Vasey, Contrib. Nat. Herb. 3:8,5. 1892; AmmophUa curtissii Vasey, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 11:7. 1884.) Southern Reed-grass.—A rather slender, "wiry, erect perennial 9 to 18 dm. bigh, from a stout rhizome, with narrow, involute leaves and a contracted panicle 16 to 20 cm. long. Spikelets about 5 mm. long, with unequal empty glumes (a) and more or less hairy flowering glume and palea (b) bearing a few short hairs on the callus.—Low pin

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. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 199. Fig. 495. Calamovilfa curtissii (Vasey) Scribn. n. comb. {Calamagrostis cKrlissii Vasey, Contrib. Nat. Herb. 3:8,5. 1892; AmmophUa curtissii Vasey, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 11:7. 1884.) Southern Reed-grass.—A rather slender, "wiry, erect perennial 9 to 18 dm. bigh, from a stout rhizome, with narrow, involute leaves and a contracted panicle 16 to 20 cm. long. Spikelets about 5 mm. long, with unequal empty glumes (a) and more or less hairy flowering glume and palea (b) bearing a few short hairs on the callus.—Low pine barrens, Florida. July, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Division of Agrostology. Washington, D. C. : The Division

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