Stenotaphrum secundatum

Characteristics

Monocots
POACEAE
Stenotaphrum
Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walter)Kuntze
ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS
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This grass is widely planted and various cultivars have been characterized (Busey 1995, 2003; Komma 2003). While the rest of the genus is native to the eastern hemisphere, this species is nearly pantropical and presumably native at least to Africa and the Americas (Sauer 1972). Sauer (1972) noted that the "species as a whole is primarily a coastal pioneer".
Native FAC (NWPL) AD (WAP)
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Classification

POALES
Stenotaphrum
Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walter)Kuntze - ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS

Citation

STENOTAPHRUM SECUNDATUM (Walter) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 794. 1891.
Ischaemum secundatum Walter 1788.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Beaufort Co.: US 21, Beaufort, 27 Jun 1956, Ahles 15602 (neotype: GH; isoneotypes: GA, NCU, NY). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 479. 2008.
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Plant Photos

Stenotaphrum secundatum - 25
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Stenotaphrum secundatum - 25
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Stenotaphrum secundatum - John R. Park View Full Size