Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Erianthus contortus
FAMILY
Poaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Erianthus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saccharum brevibarbe var. contortum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-85-002:
Erianthus contortus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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Erianthus brevibarbis var. contortus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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Saccharum contortum
COMMON NAME:
Bent-awn Plumegrass
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_erco2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_erco2_002_lhd
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JK Marlow jkm160629_097
June McCormick County SC
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JK Marlow jkm160629_114
June McCormick County SC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_e_brevibarbis_conto2b
October Moore County NC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_e_brevibarbis_contor2
October Moore County NC
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JK Marlow jkm071027_001
October Greenwood County SC
Roadside
Nodes glabrous or pubescent with erect deciduous hairs, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm141001_013
October Greenville County SC
Culms 1-2m tall, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm141001_015
October Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm141001_016
October Greenville County SC
Sheaths sparsely pilose at summit or glabrous, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm081101_017
November Greenwood County SC
Roadside
Blades 1-1.5cm wide, scabrous, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm151113_744
November McCormick County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm151113_744b
November McCormick County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
Callus hairs dense, from about half to nearly as long as the spikelet, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
fruit of Plumegrass species
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JK Marlow jkm151113_755
November McCormick County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
Awn spirally twisted, flattened basally, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Erianthus contortus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saccharum brevibarbe var. contortum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-85-002:
Erianthus contortus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Erianthus brevibarbis var. contortus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Saccharum contortum
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (rare in Mountains)
Look for it in open woodlands and forests, woodland borders, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Moist
...Variable
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Panicle usually tawny
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain reddish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p176
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p212
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States p744
- 100 Native Forage Grasses in 11 Southern States p095
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p295