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Revision as of 14:16, 18 May 2018

Chasmanthium laxum
Chasmanthium laxum NRCS.jpg
Photo from USDA NRCS Plants Database.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Chasmanthium
Species: C. laxum
Binomial name
Chasmanthium laxum
(L) Yates
CHAS LAXU DIST.JPG
Natural range of Chasmanthium laxum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Uniola laxa (Linnaeus) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenburg; Chasmanthium laxum var. laxum

Varieties: none

Description

C. laxum is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

C. laxum can be found along the southeastern coast from Texas to New York. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

C. laxum can be found in savanna-pocosin ecotones, sandhill-pocosin ecotones, moist hardwood swamps, and other moist habitats. [2]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CHLA6
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.