Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum Nees. Common name: Birdbill Spikegrass. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Blackwater swamp forests. Distribution: S. AL and w. FL Panhandle west to e. LA (Florida Parishes). Also reported for NC and SC (FNA 2003a; Kartesz 2020), apparently in error, as no evidence has been found to support a distribution in the Carolinas.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, GW1, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, Yates (1966a), Yates (1966c); = Uniola ornithorhyncha Steud. — S, S13. Basionym: Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum Nees 1838
Links to other floras: = Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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