Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L. var. dactyloides
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Detail
- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L. var. dactyloides
- Common Name
- Eastern Gamagrass
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L. var. dactyloides
- Comments
- This important species of moist and wetland areas in the Great Plains is generally seen in disturbed habitats in our area. Its original habitats in our area (if indeed it is native to Virginia) are poorly understood but might include riverside prairies and other alluvial situations.
- Habitat
- Fields, roadsides, low clearings, river shores and bars, and riverside prairies. Frequent in the Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and northern part of the mountains; no records from sw. Virginia to date.
- Native Status
- Native
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