Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oplismenus setarius
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. setarius
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. setarius
INCLUDED WITHIN The genera of Paniceae (Gramineae: Panicoideae) in the se. US (Crins, 1991)
Oplismenus hirtellus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-72-001:
Oplismenus setarius FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Oplismenus setarius
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Oplismenus setarius
COMMON NAME:
Shortleaf Basketgrass, Woods-grass, Bristle Basketgrass
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Keith Bradley kab_o_hirtellus_set_70501
October Miami-Dade County FL
Everglades National Park
Leaves 1.5-6cm long; longest w acute to acuminate tip (but not long-acuminate), per Weakley's Flora.
Keith Bradley kab_o_hirtellus_set_70507
October Miami-Dade County FL
Everglades National Park
Leaf sheaths & culm axis glabrate to [~ sparsely] pilose, hairs <1.5mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Keith Bradley kab_o_hirtellus_set_70511
October Miami-Dade County FL
Everglades National Park
Racemes subglobose, each w about 5 spikelets; awn of first glume 4-8mm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
Keith Bradley kab_o_hirtellus_set_70519
October Miami-Dade County FL
Everglades National Park
More and deeper purple florets than the invasive Wavyleaf Basketgrass, per New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oplismenus setarius
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. setarius
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. setarius
INCLUDED WITHIN
The genera of Paniceae (Gramineae: Panicoideae) in the se. US (Crins, 1991)
Oplismenus hirtellus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-72-001:
Oplismenus setarius
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Oplismenus setarius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Oplismenus setarius