Sorghastrum elliottii (C.Mohr) Nash

Much like no. 1 [Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash], but without rhizomes and with narrower lvs and more open, less hairy (not golden) panicle; stems slender, often glabrous throughout; sheaths usually glabrous; spikelets 5–7 mm, chestnut-brown to nearly black, sparsely white-villous; awn 20–35 mm, bent twice and twisted below the second bend, its margins white-ciliate toward the base; 2n=20. Dry or sandy soil, chiefly on the coastal plain; Md. to Fla. and Tex., inland to Tenn. and Ark.