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According to Diaz-Torbio and Putz (2021), ''Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum'' has fibrous roots with a below-ground to above-ground biomass ratio of 2.31 and nonstructural carbohydrate concentration of 58.2 mg g<sup>-1</sup>.<ref>Diaz-Torbio, M. H. and F. E Putz. 2021. Underground carbohydrate stores and storage organs in fire maintained longleaf pine savannas in Florida, USA. American journal of Botany 108(3):432-442.</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:42, 2 July 2024

Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae / Gramineae
Genus: Amphicarpum
Species: A. muehlenbergianum
Binomial name
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum
(J.A. Schultes) A.S. Hitchcock
AMPH MUEH dist.JPG
Natural range of Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: Muhlenberg maidencane, Florida peanut-grass, blue maiden-cane

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms:

Description

According to Diaz-Torbio and Putz (2021), Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum has fibrous roots with a below-ground to above-ground biomass ratio of 2.31 and nonstructural carbohydrate concentration of 58.2 mg g-1.[1]

Distribution

Ecology

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. Diaz-Torbio, M. H. and F. E Putz. 2021. Underground carbohydrate stores and storage organs in fire maintained longleaf pine savannas in Florida, USA. American journal of Botany 108(3):432-442.