Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sorghastrum secundum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sorghastrum secundum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sorghastrum secundum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Sorghastrum secundum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-89-002:
Sorghastrum secundum FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Sorghastrum secundum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sorghastrum secundum
COMMON NAME:
Lopsided Indiangrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_sose5_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_s_secundum_4112
August Miami-Dade County FL
Panicle 20-40cm long, one-sided, the branches mostly in separated fascicles, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_sorghastrum_secundum
October
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_sorghastrum_secundum2
October
Awn 20-35mm long, twice-geniculate, twisted below second the bend, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_sorghastrum_secundum3
October
Spikelets yellowish-brown, ~ 7mm long, pilose, with densely bearded callus, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
COMPARE
fruit of Indiangrass species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sorghastrum secundum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sorghastrum secundum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sorghastrum secundum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Sorghastrum secundum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-89-002:
Sorghastrum secundum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Sorghastrum secundum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sorghastrum secundum
3789
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, Florida dry prairies, pine rocklands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon in SC Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont
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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly low alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Spikelets yellowish-brown
Inflorescence a panicle of racemes
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain reddish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p256
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p777
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p142
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p415
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