Coelorachis cylindrica

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Coelorachis cylindrica
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C. cylindrica
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Coelorachis cylindrica
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Coelorachis cylindrica is a species of grass known by the common names cylinder jointtail grass, [1] Carolina jointgrass, [2] and pitted jointgrass. [3] It is native to the southeastern United States. [2]

This grass is a rhizomatous perennial with cylindrical stems growing up to 1.2 meters in height. They are clothed in the sheaths of the leaves. The inflorescence is cylindrical. [4] The spikelets are pitted. [2]

This grass grows on tallgrass prairies, forest edges, and sometimes roadsides. [2]

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References

  1. Coelorachis cylindrica. USDA Plants Profile.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Coelorachis cylindrica. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual Treatment.
  3. Coelorachis cylindrica. NatureServe.
  4. Coelorachis cylindrica. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.