Eustachys petraea
Common name: pinewoods fingergrass [1], dune fingergrass [2]
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| Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Eustachys |
| Species: | E. petraea |
| Binomial name | |
| Eustachys petraea (Sw.) | |
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| Natural range of Eustachys petraea from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Chloris petraea Swartz
Varieties: none
Description
E. petraea is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family native to North America, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and introduced in Hawaii and the Pacific Belt. [1]
Distribution
E. petraea is found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Texas to North Carolina and Pennsylvania, Hawaii, the Pacific Belt, Puerto Rico, and the U.S, Virgin Islands. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
E. petraea is foud in dune slacks and sand flats, as well as sometimes in disturbed areas. [2]
Phenology
E. petraea flowers in September. [3]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=EUPE9
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/21/18
