Sorghastrum elliottii
| Sorghastrum elliottii | |
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| Photo taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae |
| Genus: | Sorghastrum |
| Species: | S. elliottii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorghastrum elliottii (C. Mohr) Nash | |
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| Natural range of Sorghastrum elliottii from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: slender Indiangrass
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, S. elliottii has been found in sandy loam of open slash-pine woodland; wooded ridge; upland, open pine-oak woodland; turkey oak/ longleaf pine scrub; scrub oak sand ridge; annually burned upland pine community; edge of limestone opening; open wiregrass flat in low longleaf pineland; burned upland longleaf pine; annually burned savanna; and on the edge of a limestone glade under Juniperus virginiana (FSU Herbarium). It has been found in disturbed habitats such as camping areas, upland mixed woodland clearings, sand between marshy area and highway, sandy loam field track, sandy soils between pine plantation and highway, and woodland trails. Soil types include loamy sand and sandy loam (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It has been observed flowering and fruiting September through November (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: Collectors: States and Counties: Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
