Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sacciolepis indica
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Indian Cupscale from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sacciolepis indica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sacciolepis indica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Sacciolepis indica
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-80-002:
Sacciolepis indica FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Sacciolepis indica
COMMON NAME:
Indian Cupscale
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sacciolepis indica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sacciolepis indica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sacciolepis indica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Sacciolepis indica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-80-002:
Sacciolepis indica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Sacciolepis indica
4063
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Low fields, ditches, disturbed wetlands, moist pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: India
Uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, rare in NC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate, 2-ranked
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Inflorescence a panicle or raceme
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain yellowish
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p710
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p144
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