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Eriochloa

not marked as a favorite taxon Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas, urban waste areas, waste areas near wool-combing mills. Distribution: Presumably native of farther south and west. Reported for scattered locations in GA (Jones & Coile 1988, as E. gracilis). Reported for NC (Kartesz 1999), but the specimen basis is of cultivated material. Reported as well-established in Laurens County, SC (Bradley et al. [in prep.]).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FlGr, FNA25, K4, Mo1, NY, Crins (1991), Shaw & Webster (1987); = Eriochloa gracilis (E.Fournier) Hitchc. var. gracilis — HC; = n/a — RAB; < Eriochloa acuminata (J.Presl) Kunth — C, Il, Mex, Tn, WH3; < Eriochloa gracilis (E.Fournier) Hitchc. — Tx; >< Eriochloa lemmonii Vasey & Scribn., misapplied; > Eriochloa lemmonii Vasey ex Scribn. var. gracilis (E.Fourn.) Gould. Basionym: Piptatherum acuminatum J.Presl 1830

Links to other floras: = Eriochloa acuminata var. acuminata - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
  • Great Plains: FAC (name change)
  • Midwest: FACW (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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