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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.
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.
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.