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Revision as of 11:27, 16 October 2015

Erianthus coarctatus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae
Genus: Erianthus
Species: E. coarctatus
Binomial name
Erianthus coarctatus
(Fernald) R. Webster
SACC COAR dist.jpg
Natural range of Erianthus coarctatus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: compressed plumegrass

Synonym: Saccharum coarctatum

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

It is found in the lowland areas of old growth longleaf pine sandhill community at the Wade Tract, Thomas County, Georgia.

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, E. coarctatus can be found in mesic flatwoods, lake shores, pinewoods, sloughs, along canal banks, swales, hillside bogs, dried up ponds, and pine-oak woodlands (FSU Herbarium). It can also be found in roadside ditches and cleared pine flatwoods. Soil types include loamy sand and sandy peat (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowers and fruits August through November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, J. B. Morrill, R. Kral, Jean W. Wooten. States and Counties: Florida: Dixie, Duval, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Nassau, Wakulla. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.