Amphicarpum amphicarpon (Pursh) Nash

Locations ofAmphicarpum amphicarpon (Pursh) Nash in Virginia

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Detail

Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Amphicarpum amphicarpon (Pursh) Nash
Common Name
Pine-barrens Peanut Grass, Pine-Barrens Goobergrass, Blue Maidencane
Synonym(s)
Amphicarpum purshii Kunth
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Amphicarpum amphicarpon (Pursh) Nash
Comments
The subterranean spikelets ("peanuts") of this grass are distinctive.
Habitat
Boggy power-line clearings and pond shores. Very rare, known from historical sites on the Eastern Shore (Accomack and Northampton counties) and Virginia Beach City, and more recently from a single site in the inner s. Coastal Plain (Greensville County).
Native Status
Native

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