Chrysopogon

Chrysopogon pauciflorus (Chapm.) Benth. ex Vasey

Natural range: Florida, Cuba

Habitat:  Sandy, dryish habitats

Florida status: Native

Recognition:  With  long spikelets (8.1-10 mm) and exceedingly long (10.5-16 cm) awns, these contorted.   Heteropogon can have spikelets and awns as long but differs by usually having the awns twisted together and the spikelets sessile (vs. on long exposed pedicels).