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Poaceae
Sacciolepis

not marked as a favorite taxon Sacciolepis striata (Linnaeus) Nash. Common name: American Cupscale. Phenology: May-Dec. Habitat: Marshes (especially tidal oligohaline), interdune swales, ditches, swamps. Distribution: S. NJ south to FL, west to e. TX and OK, nearly limited to the Coastal Plain, but occasionally inland as in w. NC and TN; also native in Mexico (TAB, VER), the West Indies, and n. South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, G, GW1, HC, K4, Meso6, Mex, Mo1, NcTx, NE, RAB, S, SFla, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3; = Sacciolepis gibba (Elliott) Nash — S13; Holcus striatus Linnaeus. Basionym: Holcus striatus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Sacciolepis striata - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image #1 of Sacciolepis striata© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Sacciolepis striata© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Sacciolepis striata© Lowell Urbatsch | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Sacciolepis striata© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Sacciolepis striata© Collectors SOS | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Sacciolepis striata© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Sacciolepis striata© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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