Arundinaria gigantea
| Arundinaria gigantea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae / Gramineae |
| Genus: | Arundinaria |
| Species: | A. gigantea |
| Binomial name | |
| Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl. | |
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| Natural range of Arundinaria gigantea from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: giant cane, river cane
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Arundinaria macrosperma Michaux[1]
Varieties: none[1]
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
A. gigantea occurs in natural areas such as bottomland forests, mesic hammocks, shallow sinkholes, floodplains, slopes, river bluffs, and ravines. It grows in moist, shady conditions, in sandy or loamy, humus-rich soil. A. gigantea has also been know to grow in disturbed areas including right-of-ways.[2]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, K. Craddock Burks, Angus Gholson, Bob Godfrey, D. W. Hall, S. W. Leonard, H. McAninch, Gary R. Knight, John C. Ogden, V. Rosario, D. B. Ward, and J. Wood. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Okaloosa, and Wakulla.
