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Poaceae
Chasmanthium

not marked as a favorite taxon Chasmanthium nitidum (Baldwin) Yates. Common name: Shiny Spanglegrass. Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Blackwater swamp forests, especially with calcareous influence (over marl, oligohaline tidal swamps). Distribution: Se. NC south to s. FL and west to se. AL.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, GW1, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, Yates (1966a), Yates (1966c); = Uniola nitida Baldwin — HC, RAB, S, S13. Basionym: Uniola nitida Baldwin 1816

Links to other floras: = Chasmanthium nitidum - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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image #1 of Chasmanthium nitidum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Chasmanthium nitidum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Chasmanthium nitidum© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Chasmanthium nitidum© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Chasmanthium nitidum© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷

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