Coleataenia anceps

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Coleataenia anceps
Coleataenia anceps AFP.jpg
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.
COLE ANCE DIST.JPG
Natural range of Coleataenia anceps from Weakley [1]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Panicum anceps (Michaux)

Variety: none

Description

C. anceps is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family native to North America. [2]

Distribution

This weedy graminoid can be found in the United States, from the east coast west to Illinois and Texas. [3]

Ecology

Habitat

Use by animals

Deer graze on the grass and birds and waterfowl eat the seeds. [2]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 USDA Plant Database
  3. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.