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==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
 
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''Sorghastrum secundum'' is a monoecious perennial graminoid<ref name="USDA"/> that grows to 3-6 feet ( m).<ref name="Ladybird">Plant database: ''Sorghastrum secundum''. (16 January 2018) Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. URL: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SOSE5</ref>
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''Sorghastrum secundum'' is a monoecious perennial graminoid<ref name="USDA"/> that grows to 3-6 feet (0.91-1.83 m).<ref name="Ladybird">Plant database: ''Sorghastrum secundum''. (16 January 2018) Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. URL: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SOSE5</ref>
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==

Revision as of 11:29, 16 January 2018

Sorghastrum secundum
Sorghastrum secundum resized.jpg
Photo by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sorghastrum
Species: S. secundum
Binomial name
Sorghastrum secundum
(Elliott) Nash
SORG SECU DIST.JPG
Natural range of Sorghastrum secundum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Name(s): lopsided indiangrass[1][2]

Taxonomic Notes

Description

Sorghastrum secundum is a monoecious perennial graminoid[2] that grows to 3-6 feet (0.91-1.83 m).[3]

Distribution

S. secundum occurs from southern South Carolina, south to southern Florida, and westward to southern Alabama.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

This species is found on sandhills.[1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 16 January 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Plant database: Sorghastrum secundum. (16 January 2018) Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. URL: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SOSE5