Sphenopholis obtusata (Michaux) Lamson-Scribner. Common name: Prairie Wedgegrass. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Forests, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: ME west to MN and BC, south to s. FL, TX, c. Mexico, and s. CA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA24, G, Il, K4, Mex, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, RAB, S, Tn, Tx, Va, WV; = Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. var. obtusata — C, ETx1, Mo1, Pa, Tucker (1996); > Eatonia obtusata (Michx.) A.Gray — S13; > Eatonia pubescens Scribn. & Merr. — S13; < Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. — FlGr, GW1, Va, W, WH3; > Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. var. lobata (Trin.) Scribn. — F; > Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. var. obtusata — F, Tat; > Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. var. pubescens (Scribn. & Merr.) Scribn. — F, Tat; Aira obtusata Michaux. Basionym: Aira obtusata Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Sphenopholis obtusata - FNA24
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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