Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Tridens carolinianus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tridens carolinianus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 029-08-001:
Tridens carolinianus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Tridens carolinianus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Triodia drummondii
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Triodia, Carolina Fluffgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_trca4_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm161001_844
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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JK Marlow jkm161001_846b
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Panicle branches appressed or narrowly ascending, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm161001_846c
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Spikelets short-pediceled, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm161001_847
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Panicle dense and spike-like, more than 4x as long as wide, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm161001_849
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Leaf blades flat, elongate, 2-7mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.