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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rottboellia cochinchinensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rottboellia cochinchinensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Rottboellia exaltata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Manisuris exaltata
COMMON NAME:
Itch-grass
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Keith Bradley kab_rottbo~1
May Miami-Dade County FL
Sheaths papillose-hispid [having stiff hairs on swollen nipple-like bases], per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org bug_1149131
Month Unknown
Leaf blades flat, in robust specimens to 3cm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Julia Scher, Federal Noxious Weeds Disseminules, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5376739
Month Unknown
Spikelets awnless, in pairs at the nodes of a thickened articulate rachis, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Julia Scher, Federal Noxious Weeds Disseminules, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5376740
Month Unknown