Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Schizachyrium littorale
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schizachyrium littorale
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Schizachyrium littorale
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Schizachyrium littorale
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Schizachyrium littorale
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Schizachyrium littorale
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-87-001?:
Andropogon scoparius FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Andropogon scoparius var. littoralis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Andropogon littoralis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Andropogon littoralis
COMMON NAME:
Seaside Little Bluestem
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_anli5_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_scli11_001_lvd
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Alan S. Weakley asw_6176075422426476
January Dare County NC
Jockeys Ridge State Park
Plants cespitose, the stem sometimes decumbent at the base and rooting at the lower nodes, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Schizachyrium littorale
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schizachyrium littorale
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Schizachyrium littorale
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Schizachyrium littorale
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Schizachyrium littorale
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Schizachyrium littorale
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-87-001?:
Andropogon scoparius
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Andropogon scoparius var. littoralis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Andropogon littoralis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Andropogon littoralis
4755
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Coastal dunes and maritime dry grasslands, often with Uniola paniculata, Panicum amarum, and other dune plants, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Coastal Plain of North Carolina & Georgia
Common in NC (rare in GA)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate, 2-ranked
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping], without creeping rhizomes
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Raceme (1 per peduncle)
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain
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