Limnodea
Ozark grass | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Limnodea L.H.Dewey |
Species: | L. arkanasana |
Binomial name | |
Limnodea arkansana (Nutt.) L.H.Dewey | |
Type species | |
Greenia arkansana Nutt.[1][2] | |
Synonyms[3] | |
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Limnodea, with the common name Ozark grass,[4] is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.[1][5][6][7]
The only known species of the annual bunchgrass is Limnodea arkansana.
Distribution
Limnodea arkansana is native: to northeastern Mexico in Coahuila and Tamaulipas states; and to the South-Central/Midwestern and Southeastern United States, in Arkansas (including the Ozarks), Oklahoma, East Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, and the Florida Panhandle.[3][8][9][10][11]
It grows in dry and usually sandy soils, in prairie, open woodland, and river bank habitats; and in disturbed areas. Along the Gulf Coast it is found on upper beaches where shells accumulate, and on maritime shell mounds and middens.
References
- 1 2 Nuttall, Thomas. 1835. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 5(6[1]): 142–143 generic description in Latin, specific description and commentary in English
- ↑ International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code) see § 7.3
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ US Department of Agriculture plant profile, Limnodea arkansana (Nutt.) L.H. Dewey, Ozark grass
- ↑ Dewey, Lyster Hoxie. 1894. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 2(3): 518 in English
- ↑ Bentham, George. 1881. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 19: 58 in English
- ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ↑ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- ↑ Alabama Plant Atlas
- ↑ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
External links
- USDA Plants Profile for Limnodea arkansana (Ozark grass)
- The Online Grass Manual: Limnodea + Limnodea arkansana
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