...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Sorghastrum from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sorghastrum nutans
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sorghastrum nutans
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-89-001:
Sorghastrum nutans
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Sorghastrum nutans
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Indiangrass, Prairie Indiangrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sonu2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_sonu2_007_lvd
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JK Marlow s080519_abc
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140624_305
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Culms 1-2.5m tall from short, scaly rhizomes, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm080925_002
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm080925_006
September Greenville County SC
The prominent anthers are golden yellow, per How to Know the Grasses by R.W. Pohl.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_sorghastrum_nutans_5
September
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JK Marlow jkm071027_009
October Greenwood County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm081026_007
October Oconee County SC
Utility right-of-way
Note auricled sheaths and narrow flat blades, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0311g_16
November Chester County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm0411c_13
November Haywood County NC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm061112_106
November Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
The state native grass of South Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm091107_006
November Greenwood County SC
Roadside
Spikelets 6-8 mm long, lanceolate, hirsute, the awns 10-15 mm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow s031116_a
November Chester County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District