Coleataenia longifolia

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Coleataenia longifolia
Coleataenia longifolia GB.jpg
Photo by © Arthur Haines, New England Wild Flower Society
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Coleataenia
Species: C. longifolia
Binomial name
Coleataenia longifolia
Torr.
COLE LONG DIST.JPG
Natural range of Coleataenia longifolia from Weakley [1]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Panicum longifolium (Torrey var. combsii Scribner & C.R. Ball)

Varieties: C. combsii (Scribner & C.R. Ball)

Description

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

Distribution

C. longifolia is commonly found in the south and eastern United States. [2]

Ecology

Habitat

This species is commonly found in pond shores, depression meadows, cypress savannas, marshes, and low woods. [3]

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.