*Hemarthria altissima (Poiret) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard. Common name: Limpo Grass. Phenology: Jul-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed uplands, pine flatwoods, wet pastures. Distribution: Native of the Mediterranean region, now widespread in tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World and New World.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Other Comments: Cultivated as a pasture grass.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, K4, WH3; = Manisuris altissima (Poir.) Hitchc. — Tx; = n/a — C, Pa; Rottboellia altissima Poiret. Basionym: Rottboellia altissima Poir. 1789
Links to other floras: = Hemarthria altissima - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
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