Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Eustachys from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Eustachys petraea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eustachys petraea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-55-003:
Chloris petraea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Chloris petraea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Chloris petraea
COMMON NAME:
Dune Fingergrass, Pinewoods Fingergrass
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April Miami-Dade County FL
3-6 spikes arise at about the same point at stem end. Stems often decumbent, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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October Miami-Dade County FL
Spikelets closely arranged on 2 sides of a 3-sided spike, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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October Miami-Dade County FL
Lemma mucronate, short-ciliate on the nerves, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.