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Poaceae
Mnesithea

not marked as a favorite taxon Mnesithea rugosa (Nuttall) de Koning & Sosef. Common name: Wrinkled Jointgrass. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Limesink ponds (dolines), depression meadows, clay-based Carolina bays, wet pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods, marl prairies, disturbed areas (such as seeps in powerline rights-of-way), always in places with a seasonally high water-table. Distribution: S. NJ south to FL and west to TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, Veldkamp, de Koning, & Sosef (1986); = Coelorachis rugosa (Nutt.) Nash — Ar, C, ETx1, FNA25, K4, NS, Va, WH3; = Manisuris rugosa (Nutt.) Kuntze — F, G, GW1, HC, RAB, S, Tat, Tx; = Rottboellia rugosa Nutt. — POWO; > Manisuris chapmanii (Hack.) Nash — S13; > Manisuris rugosa (Nutt.) Kuntze — S13. Basionym: Rottboellia rugosa Nutt. 1818

Links to other floras: = Coelorachis rugosa - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
  • Great Plains: FACW (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Mnesithea rugosa© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Mnesithea rugosa© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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image #6 of Mnesithea rugosa© Jay Horn; M. tuberculosa (left), M. rugosa (right) source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Mnesithea rugosa© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Mnesithea rugosa© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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image #10 of Mnesithea rugosa© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷
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