2468

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Non-native: Europe

Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

Look for it in meadows, pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

• Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014

 

 

LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Inflorescence a dense spikelike panicle

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain yellowish
Grain

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Manual of the Grasses of the United States p367
• Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p421

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Phleum pratense ssp. pratense   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phleum pratense   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-43-001:
Phleum pratense   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phleum pratense

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Phleum pratense