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Erianthus

not marked as a favorite taxon Erianthus coarctatus Fernald. Common name: Brown Plume Grass. Phenology: Sep-Nov. Habitat: Marshes, ditches, clay-based Carolina bays, swamps, peaty powerline rights-of-way. Distribution: DE and MD south to FL, west to TX (Brown & Marcus 1998).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = F, Tat; = Saccharum coarctatum (Fernald) R.D.Webster — ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, Va, WH3, Webster & Shaw (1995); < Erianthus brevibarbis Michx. — C, G, GW1, RAB, S, S13; >< Erianthus coarctatus Fernald var. coarctatus — HC; >< Erianthus coarctatus Fernald var. elliottianus Fernald — HC. Basionym: Erianthus coarctatus Fernald 1943

Links to other floras: = Saccharum coarctatum - FNA25

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