Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen
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Detail
- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen
- Common Name
- Purple Oatgrass, False Melic
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen
- Comments
- Purple Oatgrass is a species of northern and western montane North America and eastern Asia. It is likely a relict of the formerly more geographically extensive Arcto-Tertiary temperate flora. It reaches its southern limits in the Appalachians in Virginia and West Virginia.
- Habitat
- Northern hardwood forests, Red Spruce forests, high-elevation cove forests, old fields, and clearings. Rare, wc. mountains; known only from higher elevations of Highland County, especially on Allegheny Mountain.
- Native Status
- Native
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