Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Learn more about Cogongrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Imperata cylindrica
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Imperata cylindrica
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Imperata brasiliensis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Imperata cylindrica
COMMON NAME:
Cogongrass, Bloodroot Grass, Brazilian Satintail
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JK Marlow jkm080604_003
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
Spikelike, tightly branched panicle. Spikelets obscured by silky hairs, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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JK Marlow jkm080604_010
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm080604_021
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
Silky spikelike panicles are terminal, cylindrical, 1-8" long, 0.2-1" wide, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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JK Marlow jkm080604_038
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow s080604_d1
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow s080604_d2
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow s080604_e
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow s080604_e2
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
Grain released with hairy husks for wind dispersal, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm080702_009
July Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm080702_013
July Pickens County SC
Leaf margins finely serrate, per Field Guide to the Identification of Cogongrass.
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JK Marlow jkm080702_020
July Pickens County SC
Cogongrass blades are varying heights - even as high as 6' - averaging 3-4'
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JK Marlow jkm080702_041
July Pickens County SC
New plants arise from horizontal underground stems or "rhizomes", per Field Guide to the Identification of Cogongrass.
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JK Marlow jkm080702_045
July Pickens County SC
Cogongrass typically grows in dense patches, often circular, per Field Guide to the Identification of Cogongrass.
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Jean Everett jbeicylindrica_clumpsmtg
November Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Clumps about to meet.
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Jean Everett jbeicylindrica_habit
November Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Habit.
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Jean Everett jbeicylindrica_leaftop
November Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Top side of leaf.
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Jean Everett jbeicylindrica_lfmidvein
November Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Off center midvein.
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Jean Everett jbeicylindrica_roadside
November Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Roadside stand.
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Jean Everett jbeicylindrica_sheathb
November Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Hairs on sheath.