Trichachne insularis (Linnaeus) Nees. Common name: Sourgrass. Phenology: Jul-Sep (-Jun). Habitat: Hammocks, rocklands, scrubs, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: FL, AL, and MS west to TX; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, HC, Il, K4, S13; = Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman — ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, Mex, POWO, SFla, WH3; = n/a — C; = Valota insularis (L.) Chase — S; ? Trichachne nutans (L.) B.R.Baum — Tx; Andropogon insularis Linnaeus. Basionym: Andropogon insularis L. 1759
Links to other floras: = Digitaria insularis - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
- Great Plains: FAC (name change)
- Midwest: FACU (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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