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Revision as of 13:42, 22 May 2019

Hymenachne hemitomon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Hymenachne
Species: H. hemitomon
Binomial name
Hymenachne hemitomon
J.A. Schultes
HYME HEMI DIST.JPG
Natural range of Hymenachne hemitomon from Weakley [1]

Common name(s): Maidencane

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Panicum hemitomon J.A. Schultes.

Varieties: none.

Description

This species is a perennial graminoid in the Poaceae family. Within the Atlantica and Gulf Coastal Plain, H. hemitomon is wetland obligate [2].

Distribution

H. hemitomon can be found from Texas to southern New Jersey, but it is most common in Florida.[2] More specifically, it is distributed from the southeastern coastal plain from southern New Jersey south to Florida, west to Texas, and also in Tennessee, and ranges farther south to South America.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

Generally, Hymenachne hemitomon can be found in river, lake and pond shores, marshes, ditches, swamp borders, and most often in shallow water. It also commonly forms dense colonies located in shallow waters and low margins of limesink ponds.[1] This species is frequently found at swamp margins and marshy drainage canals in wet soil or shallow, standing water [3]. Sandhills and wetlands are possible habitats for Hymenachne hemitomon.[4]

Phenology

H. hemitomon has been observed to flower from the beginning of may to mid August [3], but flowering is most common from June to July [1].

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

It is considered a species of special concern by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Natural Heritage Program.[2]

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 USDA Plants Database: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PAHE2
  3. 3.0 3.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2018. Collectors: George R. Cooley, R. J. Eaton, Carroll E. Wood, Jr., C. Earle Smith, Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, M. Darst, R. Mattson, L. Peed, Grady W. Reinert, K. Craddock Burks, P.L. Redfearn, Jr., R. Kral, Jackson, Kurz, R. J. Vogl, R. F. Doren, William Lindsey, and Julie Neel. States and Counties: Florida: Citrus, Columbia, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hernando, Leon, Levy, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Okaloosa, Osceola, St. Johns, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Thomas.
  4. Comment by Edwin Bridges, on post by Adam Julius Arendell, July 18, 2016, posted to Florida Flora and Ecosystematics Facebook Group July 2016.