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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum var. sessiliflorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-10-002:
Uniola sessiliflora
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Uniola sessiliflora
COMMON NAME:
Longleaf Woodoats, Longleaf Spikegrass, Upland Oats
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_chse2_004_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_unse2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm090102_039
January Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm0508f_35
August Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Leaves 6-12mm wide, to 4 dm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm0508f_35b
August Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm180814_3785
August McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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JK Marlow jkm130922_480
September Pickens County SC
Table Rock State Park
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JK Marlow jkm071028_057
October McCormick County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm071028_120
October Edgefield County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
Spikelets with 1-4 fertile and 1 sterile flower, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm071028_122
October Edgefield County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
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Keith Bradley kab_c_sessiliflorum_3114
October Richland County SC
Guignard Park
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Keith Bradley kab_c_sessiliflorum_3114b
October Richland County SC
Guignard Park
Spikelets flat, subsessile, glumes and lemmas weakly nerved, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm211106_4759
November Pickens County SC
Palmetto Trail
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum var. sessiliflorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-10-002:
Uniola sessiliflora
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Uniola sessiliflora
1570
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Moist to dryish hardwood forests, swamps, other moist habitats, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Inflorescence a panicle or raceme
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain blackish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p210
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States p181
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p400