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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
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This species can be found in 42 of the 48 lower United States, from Arizona, northward through Utah, Wyoming, and Montana, and all states eastward.  It also occurs in parts of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan provinces of Canada.<ref name="USDA"/>
  
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==

Revision as of 08:54, 17 January 2018

Sorghastrum nutans
Sorghastrum nutans IWF.JPG
Photo by John Hilty hosted at IllinoisWildflowers.info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sorghastrum
Species: S. nutans
Binomial name
Sorghastrum nutans
(L.) Nash
SORG NUTA DIST.JPG
Natural range of Sorghastrum nutans from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Name(s): yellow indiangrass;[1] indiangrass[2]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym(s): S. avenaceum[1]

Description

Distribution

This species can be found in 42 of the 48 lower United States, from Arizona, northward through Utah, Wyoming, and Montana, and all states eastward. It also occurs in parts of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan provinces of Canada.[2]

Ecology

Habitat

S. nutans" is found in xeric and mesic woodlands and forests and along powerline right-of-ways and roadbanks.[1]

Phenology

Flowering occurs from late August through October.[1] A report of flowering in November also exists.[3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 17 January 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Nelson G (17 January 2018) PanFlora. Retrieved from gilnelson.com/PanFlora/