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Poaceae
Sphenopholis

not marked as a favorite taxon Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Lamson-Scribner. Phenology: Mar-Jun. Habitat: Rich forests, moist forests, bottomlands. Distribution: Massachusetts west to Illinois, south to n. peninsular Florida and Texas.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA24, Il, K1, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Tucker (1996); > Eatonia glabra Nash — S13; > Eatonia nitida (Biehler) Scribn. — S13; > Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn. var. glabra (Nash) Scribn. — G; > Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn. var. nitida — G. Basionym: Aira nitida Biehler 1807

Links to other floras: = Sphenopholis nitida - FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: UPL
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #1 of Sphenopholis nitida© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Sphenopholis nitida© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Sphenopholis nitida© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷

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