Gymnopogon brevifolius

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Gymnopogon brevifolius
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae
Genus: Gymnopogon
Species: G. brevifolius
Binomial name
Gymnopogon brevifolius
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Natural range of Gymnopogon brevifolius from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: shortleaf skeletongrass

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It lives in sandy soils.[1]

Phenology

It flowers in August.[1]

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Comprised deer diets more in the summer than in the winter.[2]

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Flint, C. L. (1887). Grasses and forage plants: a practical treatise comprising their natural history; comparative nutritive value; methods of cultivating, cutting, and curing. Boston, MA, Lee and Shepard Publishers.
  2. Thill, R. E. (1983). Deer and cattle forage selection on Louisiana pine-hardwood sites. New Orleans, LA, USDA Forest Service.