Sacciolepis striata (L.) Nash
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Poaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Perennial; culms glabrous, to 1 m or more, rooting from the lower nodes and often decumbent at base; sheaths ciliate distally, the lower often densely papillose-hirsute; ligule a band of hairs 2–3 mm; blades elongate, 6–10 mm wide, glabrous or the lower papillose-hirsute; panicles solitary, 8–15 cm; spikelets glabrous, 4–4.7 mm; first glume 1–1.4 mm; 2n=36. Swamps, ditches, and muddy ground, chiefly on the coastal plain, occasionally inland; s. N.J. to Fla., Tenn., Okla., Tex., and the W.I.