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Revision as of 14:34, 21 May 2021

Steinchisma hians
Steinchisma hians SEF.jpg
Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Steinchisma
Species: S. hians
Binomial name
Steinchisma hians
(Elliott) Nash
STEI HIAN DIST.JPG
Natural range of Steinchisma hians from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Name(s): gaping panic grass;[1] gaping grass[2]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym(s): Panicum hians Elliott.[3]

Description

Steinchisma hians" is a monoecious perennial graminoid.[2]

Distribution

S. hians is found from southeastern Virginia, south to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma, and south through Mexico and central America to Colombia. It is also found in southern South America.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

This species is found along the shores of streams, ponds, and lakes, as well as in low woods, cypress-gum ponds, floodplains, marshes, ditches, and seepage slopes.[1] S. hians responds positively to soil disturbance by roller chopping in South Florida.[4]

Phenology

Flowering occurs from May through October.[1]

Use by animals

This grass is considered one of the top forage grasses in Louisiana woodlands.[5]

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, 16 January 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draf of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  4. Lewis, C.E. (1970). Responses to Chopping and Rock Phosphate on South Florida Ranges. Journal of Range Management 23(4):276-282.
  5. Shiflet TN (1963) A conservation program for grazing woodlands in the southeast. Journal of Range Management 16(1):18-21.