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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erianthus coarctatus
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Erianthus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saccharum coarctatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Saccharum coarctatum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-85-004?:
Erianthus brevibarbis FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Erianthus coarctatus var. coarctatus
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Erianthus coarctatus var. elliottianus
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Erianthus brevibarbis
COMMON NAME:
Brown Plumegrass, Bunched Plumegrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_erco35_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_ercoe2_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erianthus coarctatus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saccharum coarctatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Saccharum coarctatum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-85-004?:
Erianthus brevibarbis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Erianthus coarctatus var. coarctatus
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Erianthus coarctatus var. elliottianus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Erianthus brevibarbis
3898
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: marshes, ditches, clay-based Carolina bays, swamps, peaty powerline rights-of-way, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Panicle tawny or purplish
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain reddish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p745
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p746