Eustachys floridana
Common name: twospike fingergrass [1], Florida fingergrass [2]
| Eustachys floridana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Eustachys |
| Species: | E. floridana |
| Binomial name | |
| Eustachys floridana Chapm. | |
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| Natural range of Eustachys floridana from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Chloris floridana (Chapman) Wood
Varieties: none
Description
E. floridana is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family native to North America. [1]
Distribution
E. floridana is found in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
E. floridana proliferates in sandhills and pine flatwoods [2], as well as pine rocklands and marl prairies [3]
Phenology
E. floridana is a perennial herb to 1 m tall; raceme rachis wingless, triangular, fertile lemma pale or gray. [4]
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=EUFL3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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