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Erianthus contortus Elliott. Common name: Bent-awn Plume Grass. Phenology: Late Jul-Oct. Habitat: Moist to wet clearings, open woodlands and forests, woodland borders. Distribution: DE and MD south to Panhandle FL, west to TX and AR, with scattered occurrences north to TN.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, GW1, HC, RAB, S, Tat, Tx, W; = Erianthus brevibarbis Michx. var. contortus (Elliott) D.B.Ward — Ward (2001); = Erianthus smallii Nash — S13; = Saccharum brevibarbe (Michx.) Pers. var. contortum (Elliott) R.D.Webster — Ar, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, NcTx, Tn, Va, WH3, Webster & Shaw (1995); = Saccharum contortum (Elliott) Nutt. Basionym: Erianthus contortus Elliott 1816

Links to other floras: = Saccharum brevibarbe var. contortum - FNA25

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