Phanopyrum gymnocarpon

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Phanopyrum gymnocarpon
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Photo by Keith Bradley, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae
Genus: Phanopyrum
Species: P. gymnocarpon
Binomial name
Phanopyrum gymnocarpon
(Elliott) Nash
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Natural range of Phanopyrum gymnocarpon from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Savannah-panicgrass; Swamp phanopyrum; Savanna phanopyrum[1]

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Panicum gymnocarpon Elliott.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

Phanopyrum gymnocarpon is a perennial graminoid.

Distribution

P. gymnocarpon ranges from southeastern Virginia, south to Florida, then west to Texas and Arkansas.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

P. gymnocarpon occurs in wet or moist soils of floodplain forests and wet woodlands.[2]

Phenology

This species flowers from August through October.[1]

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey and Lisa Keppner. States and Counties: Florida: Leon, Liberty, and Washington.