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Sorghastrum

not marked as a favorite taxon Sorghastrum elliottii (C. Mohr) Nash. Common name: Slender Indiangrass. Phenology: Sep-Nov. Habitat: Woodlands and forests, river-scour areas, including oak-hickory forests and woodlands over mafic rocks. Distribution: Maryland south to Florida and west to Texas, inland to Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, mainly on the Coastal Plain, but extending inland to other physiographic provinces.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, ETx1, F, FlGr, G, HC, K1, K4, NcTx, NS, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Hall (1982); < Sorghastrum elliottii (C.Mohr) Nash — FNA25, POWO. Basionym: Chrysopogon elliottii C.Mohr 1897

Links to other floras: < Sorghastrum elliottii - FNA25

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Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Sorghastrum elliottii© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Sorghastrum elliottii© Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael J. Papay source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Sorghastrum elliottii© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Sorghastrum elliottii© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Sorghastrum elliottii© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Sorghastrum elliottii© Scott Ward; S. nutans (left), S. elliottii (right) | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Sorghastrum elliottii© Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael J. Papay source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Sorghastrum elliottii© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Sorghastrum elliottii© Jacob Dakar | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Sorghastrum elliottii© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Sorghastrum elliottii© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Sorghastrum elliottii© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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Height: 6 ft.

plant sale text: Long-bristle Indiangrass has a graceful appearance, particularly thanks to the long hair, called an awn, at the very tip of the seed. The seeds are a dark lustrous brown and are surrounded by hairs that are nearly glossy black. During the growing season, the attractive greens and blues of the foliage compliment one another. As the plant begins to go dormant, shades of reds sometimes tinge the tips of leaves. Late into fall, the leaves tan and take the golden look typical of most warm-season grasses.

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germination code: 2

native range: southeastern U.S. to Texas