Steinchisma hians (Elliott) Nash. Common name: Gaping Panic Grass. Phenology: Mar-Nov. Habitat: Stream, pond, and lake shores, low woods, cypress-gum ponds, floodplains, marshes, ditches, seepage slopes. Distribution: Se. VA south to FL, west to TX and OK, and south through Mexico and Central America to Colombia; also in s. South America.
ID notes: This species can superficially closely resemble Sphenopholis obtusata.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, K4, Mex, S13, Tn, Va, Zuloaga et al (1998); = Panicum hians Elliott — C, F, G, GW1, HC, NcTx, RAB, S, Tx, W, WH3. Basionym: Panicum hians Elliott 1816
Links to other floras: = Steinchisma hians - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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