NameThatPlant.net: Chasmanthium sessiliflorum var. sessiliflorum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum var. sessiliflorum FAMILY Poaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Chasmanthium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-10-002:

Uniola sessiliflora FAMILY Poaceae

COMMON NAME:
Longleaf Woodoats, Longleaf Spikegrass, Upland Oats

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum var. sessiliflorum FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-10-002:
Uniola sessiliflora FAMILY Poaceae

1570

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Moist to dryish hardwood forests, swamps, other moist habitats, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Piedmont & Coastal Plain of GA & SC, rare in Carolina Mountains (uncommon elesewhere in GA & NC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall

Inflorescence a panicle or raceme

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain blackish
Grain

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