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*Melinis repens (Willdenow) Zizka ssp. repens . Common name: Rose Natalgrass, Creeping Molasses-grass. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, railroad embankments, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Africa. Reported for several s. GA counties (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009). Reported for Beaufort and Jasper counties, SC (Bradley et al. [in prep.]). The report for NC by Kartesz (1999) is an error and was dropped by Kartesz (2015, 2020).

Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy : = FNA25; Saccharum repens Willd. — (basionym); = n/a — C, RAB, Tat; < Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka — FlGr, K4, WH3; < Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E.Hubb. — Bah, Meso6, SFla, Tx; ? Rhynchelytrum roseum (Nees) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Bews — HC; ? Tricholaena rosea Nees — S

Links to other floras: = Melinis repens ssp. repens - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

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