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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum var. sessiliflorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Chasmanthium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Chasmanthium laxum var. sessiliflorum
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum
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
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Uniola longifolia
COMMON NAME:
Longleaf Woodoats, Longleaf Spikegrass, Upland Oats
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm211106_4759
November Pickens County SC
Palmetto Trail
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum var. sessiliflorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Chasmanthium laxum var. sessiliflorum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum
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
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Uniola longifolia
1570
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Moist to dryish hardwood forests, swamps, other moist habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Piedmont & Coastal Plain of GA & SC, rare in Carolina Mountains (uncommon elesewhere in GA & NC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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 (Miller & Miller, 2005) p210
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p181
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p411
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p400
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