Calamovilfa Curtissii
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''Sporobolus vaseyi'', also known as Florida sandreed, is a species of
perennial plant In horticulture, the term perennial (''wikt:per-#Prefix, per-'' + ''wikt:-ennial#Suffix, -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annual plant, annuals and biennial plant, biennials. It has thus been d ...
endemic to Florida. It was known as ''Calamagrostis curtissii'' (Curtiss' sandgrass), named for
Allen Hiram Curtiss Allen Hiram Curtiss (c. 1845–1907) was an American botanist. He may have been the first professional botanist to reside in Florida. His work included the discovery of fern species at the Pineola Grotto. He collected many specimens and was an au ...
. Frank Lamson Scribner published an image and description of it in 1899.


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