Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erianthus coarctatus
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Erianthus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Awn twisting is judged from dry material, either herbarium specimens, mature (and dry) material in the field. With material that is not fully dry, a good life hack is to leave all or part of an inflorescence on the dashboard of a car to dry, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saccharum coarctatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Saccharum coarctatum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-85-004?:
Erianthus brevibarbis FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Erianthus coarctatus var. coarctatus
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Erianthus coarctatus var. elliottianus
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Erianthus brevibarbis
COMMON NAME:
Brown Plumegrass, Bunched Plumegrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_erco35_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_ercoe2_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erianthus coarctatus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saccharum coarctatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Saccharum coarctatum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-85-004?:
Erianthus brevibarbis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Erianthus coarctatus var. coarctatus
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Erianthus coarctatus var. elliottianus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Erianthus brevibarbis
3898
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: marshes, ditches, clay-based Carolina bays, swamps, peaty powerline rights-of-way, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Panicle tawny or purplish
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain reddish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p745
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p746
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