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Revision as of 16:05, 11 June 2018
Common Names: Beaked Panicgrass [1]
| Coleataenia anceps | |
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| Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Coleataenia |
| Species: | C. anceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleataenia anceps Michx. | |
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| Natural range of Coleataenia anceps from Weakley [2] | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Panicum anceps (Michaux)
Variety: none
Description
C. anceps is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family native to North America. [1]
Distribution
This weedy graminoid can be found in the United States, from the east coast west to Illinois and Texas. [3]
Ecology
Habitat
C. anceps is tolerant of a variety of habitats such as dry sandy soil and standing water regions; however, swamp regions are its ideal habitat, with partial shade. [1]
Phenology
once a year the C. anceps flowers, in the fall, and produces its seeds that are germinated in the fall and early winter. [1]
Use by animals
Deer graze on the grass and birds and waterfowl eat the seeds. [1]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
This grassy wwed has been used for restoring regions used for mining, logging, timber roads, and other eroded sites by reintroducing vegetation.[1]
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 USDA Plant Database
- ↑ Weakley, Alan S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1320 pp.
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
