Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erianthus contortus
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Erianthus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Awn twisting is judged from dry material, either herbarium specimens, mature (and dry) material in the field. With material that is not fully dry, a good life hack is to leave all or part of an inflorescence on the dashboard of a car to dry, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saccharum brevibarbe var. contortum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-85-002:
Erianthus contortus FAMILY Poaceae
COMMON NAME:
Bent-awn Plumegrass
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erianthus contortus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saccharum brevibarbe var. contortum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-85-002:
Erianthus contortus
FAMILY
Poaceae
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