Biology:Gymnopogon ambiguus

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Short description: Species of grass

Gymnopogon ambiguus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Gymnopogon
Species:
G. ambiguus
Binomial name
Gymnopogon ambiguus
(Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Gymnopogon ambiguus, commonly called bearded skeletongrass,[1] is a species of grass that is native to southeastern North America.[2]

Description

G. ambiguus is a perennial. It may reach between 3 and 7 decimeters (approximately 11.8 to 27.5 inches) in height. Its leaves may reach a length of 6 centimeters and their width ranges between 2 and 8 millimeters.[3]

Distribution and habitat

This species' range extends from Pennsylvania to Illinois and south to Texas through Florida.[4]

G. ambiguus can be found in habitats such as prairies, woodlands, barrens, and dry fields.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Gymnopogon ambiguus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=GYAM. Retrieved 17 November 2019. 
  2. ↑ "Gymnopogon ambiguus", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2019, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Gymnopogon%20ambiguus.png 
  3. ↑ Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 118. Print.
  4. ↑ "USDA Plants Database". https://plants.usda.gov/plant-profile/GYAM. 
  5. ↑ Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Wikidata ☰ Q15517574 entry