Biology:Coelorachis cylindrica
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Coelorachis cylindrica | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Monocots
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| Species: | C. cylindrica
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| Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash
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Coelorachis cylindrica is a species of grass known by the common names cylinder jointtail grass,[1] Carolina jointgrass,[2] and pitted jointgrass.[3] It is native to the southeastern United States.[2]
This grass is a rhizomatous perennial with cylindrical stems growing up to 1.2 meters in height. They are clothed in the sheaths of the leaves. The inflorescence is cylindrical.[4] The spikelets are pitted.[2]
This grass grows on tallgrass prairies, forest edges, and sometimes roadsides.[2]
References
- ↑ Coelorachis cylindrica. USDA Plants Profile.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Coelorachis cylindrica. Grass Manual Treatment.
- ↑ Coelorachis cylindrica. NatureServe.
- ↑ Coelorachis cylindrica. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
Wikidata ☰ Q5140683 entry
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