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Hemarthria

not marked as a favorite taxon *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.

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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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