Coelorachis cylindrica
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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(unranked): | Monocots
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Species: | C. cylindrica
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Binomial name | |
Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash
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Coelorachis cylindrica is a species of grass known by the common names cylinder jointtail grass,[1] Carolina jointgrass,[2] and pitted jointgrass.[3] It is native to the southeastern United States.[2]
This grass is a rhizomatous perennial with cylindrical stems growing up to 1.2 meters in height. They are clothed in the sheaths of the leaves. The inflorescence is cylindrical.[4] The spikelets are pitted.[2]
This grass grows on tallgrass prairies, forest edges, and sometimes roadsides.[2]
References[]
- ^ Coelorachis cylindrica. USDA Plants Profile.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Coelorachis cylindrica. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual Treatment.
- ^ Coelorachis cylindrica. NatureServe.
- ^ Coelorachis cylindrica. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
Categories:
- NatureServe apparently secure species
- Panicoideae
- Grasses of the United States
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Endemic flora of the United States