*Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Rudge) Nees. Common name: Trompetilla. Phenology: Sep-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed wet ground, strand swamps, cypress domes, marshes, lakes. Distribution: Native from Mexico south to South America. Its additional discovery in w. LA (Urbatsch & Saichuk 2014) suggests this plant may be present in additional locations along the Gulf Coast.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, K4, Meso6, WH3; Panicum amplexicaule Rudge. Basionym: Panicum amplexicaule Rudge 1805
Links to other floras: = Hymenachne amplexicaulis - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
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