Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Coleataenia rigidula ssp. rigidula
FAMILY
Poaceae
LESS THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Panicum rigidulum var. rigidulum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 029-81-004a:
Panicum agrostoides var. agrostoides
FAMILY
Poaceae
GREATER THAN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum agrostoides var. agrostoides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Panicum rigidulum var. rigidulum
COMMON NAME:
Redtop Panic Grass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_paag_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paag_002_lhd
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Gill Newberry gn09_p_agrostoides_flower
September
Spikelets greeinish-purple, attached on 1 side of the panicle branches, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Gill Newberry gn09_p_agrostoides_habit
September
Leaf blades erect, folded at base, flat above, 20-50cm long, 5-12mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Gill Newberry gn09_p_agrostoides_inf
September
Inflorescence a narrow, pyramidal panicle, 4-12" tall, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.