*Mnesithea granularis (Linnaeus) de Koning & Sosef. Common name: Pitscale Grass. Phenology: Sep-Oct. Habitat: Hammocks, pinelands, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the Old World. Reported for sw. GA and other Gulf Coast states (Thieret in FNA 2003a, Jones & Coile 1988, Kartesz 1999).
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = Hackelochloa granularis (L.) Kuntze — FlGr, FNA25, HC, K4, NS, POWO, S13, WH3; = n/a — C, RAB, Tat; = Rytilix granularis (L.) Skeels — S; Cenchrus granularis Linnaeus. Basionym: Cenchrus granularis L. 1771
Links to other floras: = Hackelochloa granularis - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Midwest: FACU (name change)
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