Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michx.) Döll & Asch.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michx.) Döll & Asch.

  • Description

    Species Description - Culms 1–4 m, blades to 1 m × 3 cm, with wide midvein, scabrous on the margins; panicle nodding, 2–6 dm, with numerous ascending, whorled branches; lemmas scabrous on the nerves, the body 6–9 mm; awn of pistillate spikelets 1–5 mm; 2n=24. Marshes and streambanks on the coastal plain; Md. to Fla. and Tex., n. in the interior to se. Mo.