Coleataenia rigidula

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Coleataenia rigidula
Coleataenia rigidula 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. rigidula
Binomial name
Coleataenia rigidula
(Bosc ex Nees)
COLE RIGI DIST.JPG
Natural range of Coleataenia rigidula from Weakley [1]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none

Variety: C. condensa (Nash)

Description

C. rigidula is a perennial gaminoid of the Poaceae family that is native to North America. [2]

Distribution

C. rigidula can be found across the eastern side of North America and along the western coast of the United States and Canada. [2]

Ecology

Habitat

Ideal habitat for C. rigidula is in moist regions, fore instance, wooded floodplains and marshes. [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. FSU Herbarium