Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L. var. dactyloides

Locations ofTripsacum dactyloides (L.) L. var. dactyloides in Virginia

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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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