NameThatPlant.net: Chasmanthium latifolium

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

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

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chasmanthium latifolium FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-10-003:

Uniola latifolia FAMILY Poaceae

COMMON NAME:
River Oats, Northern Sea Oats, Fish-on-a-stringer, Indian Woodoats

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chasmanthium latifolium FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-10-003:
Uniola latifolia FAMILY Poaceae

1568

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Riverbanks, streambanks, bottomland forests, seepages and glades over mafic or calcareous rock, usually in nutrient-rich soils, also now cultivated widely as a native plant ornamental, but can be quite aggressive, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Spikelets greenish

Inflorescence a panicle

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain dark red
Grain

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