Sacciolepis striata (Linnaeus) Nash. Common name: American Cupscale. Phenology: May-Dec. Habitat: Marshes (especially tidal oligohaline), interdune swales, ditches, swamps. Distribution: S. NJ south to FL, west to e. TX and OK, nearly limited to the Coastal Plain, but occasionally inland as in w. NC and TN; also native in Mexico (TAB, VER), the West Indies, and n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, G, GW1, HC, K4, Meso6, Mex, Mo1, NcTx, NE, RAB, S, SFla, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3; = Sacciolepis gibba (Elliott) Nash — S13; Holcus striatus Linnaeus. Basionym: Holcus striatus L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Sacciolepis striata - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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