*Tripidium ravennae (Linnaeus) H. Scholz. Common name: Ravenna-grass, Plume-grass. Phenology: Oct-Dec. Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, escaping, and naturalizing. Distribution: Native of s. Europe and other parts of Eurasia and n. Africa. In sw. GA, TN, and MD (Kartesz 1999), DC (Steury 2004a), FL (Wunderlin & Hansen 2006). Vincent & Gardner (2016) discuss the species and its rapid spread in OH. Expected to become increasingly invasive in most of our region.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, K4, NY, Lloyd Evans, Joshi, & Wang (2019), Vincent & Gardner (2016); = Erianthus ravennae (L.) P.Beauv. — F, Il, Mo1, Tat; = n/a — C, RAB; = Ripidium ravennae (L.) Trin., illegitimate name; = Saccharum ravennae (L.) L. — FNA25, Mi, WH3; > Erianthus ravennae (L.) P.Beauv. var. purpurascens (Andersson) Hack. — HC; > Erianthus ravennae (L.) P.Beauv. var. ravennae — HC; Andropogon ravennae Linnaeus. Basionym: Andropogon ravennae L. 1763
Links to other floras: = Saccharum ravennae - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (name change)
- Great Plains: UPL (name change)
- Midwest: FAC (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (name change)
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