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This grass is most abundant in regions burned in the winter. <ref name= "Boughton"> [Boughton, E., et al. (2013). "Season of fire and nutrient enrichment affect plant community dynamics in subtropical semi-natural grasslands released from agriculture." Biological Conservation 158: 239-247.]</ref> | This grass is most abundant in regions burned in the winter. <ref name= "Boughton"> [Boughton, E., et al. (2013). "Season of fire and nutrient enrichment affect plant community dynamics in subtropical semi-natural grasslands released from agriculture." Biological Conservation 158: 239-247.]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 16 May 2018
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| Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Axonopus |
| Species: | A. furcatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Axonopus furcatus (Fluegge) Hitchcock | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: Paspalum furcatum (Flügge)
Varieties: none
Description
A. furcatus is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family native to North America. [1]
Distribution
The A. furcatus is found along the Coastal Plains of Virginia to Florida and west to Texas and Arkansas. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
A. furcatus can be found in maritime forests, sandy forest, bottomlands, calcareous wet meadows and other coastal regions. [2]
This grass is most abundant in regions burned in the winter. [3]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database
- ↑ [Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.]
- ↑ [Boughton, E., et al. (2013). "Season of fire and nutrient enrichment affect plant community dynamics in subtropical semi-natural grasslands released from agriculture." Biological Conservation 158: 239-247.]
