Eustachys petraea

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Eustachys petraea
Eustachys petraea AFP.jpg
Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eustachys
Species: E. petraea
Binomial name
Eustachys petraea
(Sw.)
EUST PETR DIST.JPG
Natural range of Eustachys petraea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Chloris petraea Swartz

Varieties: none

Description

E. petraea is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family native to North America, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and introduced in Hawaii and the Pacific Belt. [1]

Distribution

E. petraea is found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Texas to North Carolina and Pennsylvania, Hawaii, the Pacific Belt, Puerto Rico, and the U.S, Virgin Islands. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

E. petraea is foud in dune slacks and sand flats, as well as sometimes in disturbed areas. [2]

Phenology

E. petraea flowers in September. [3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=EUPE9
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/21/18