Coleataenia tenera

Coleataenia tenera
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Coleataenia
Species:	C. tenera
Binomial name
Coleataenia tenera (Beyr. ex Trin.) Soreng
Synonyms [2]
Panicum anceps var. strictumChapm. Panicum tenerumBeyr. ex Trin. Sorengia tenera(Beyr. ex Trin.) Zuloaga & Morrone

Coleataenia tenera, commonly known as southeastern panicgrass, ^[1] is a species of grass found in the southeastern region of the United States (its range encompassing North Carolina to Florida and stretching westward to Texas), the West Indies, Mexico, and throughout Central America. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

C. tenera is considered to be a facultative wetland species, and as such can be observed in habitats such as depression meadows, wet pinelands, and bogs. ^[3] It has been found to be a dominant species within the short-hydroperiod prairie habitat type of Everglades National Park within the state of Florida. ^[6]

References

1. NatureServe (5 September 2025). "Panicum tenerum". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
2. "Coleataenia tenera (Beyr. ex Trin.) Soreng". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
3. "Coleataenia tenera (Southeastern Panic Grass) - FSUS". fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
4. "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
5. Weakley, Alan S. (October 20, 2020). Flora of the Southeastern United States. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
6. Slocum, Matthew G.; Platt, William J.; Cooley, Hillary C. (February 21, 2003). "Effects of Differences in Prescribed Fire Regimes on Patchiness and Intensity of Fires in Subtropical Savannas of Everglades National Park, Florida". Restoration Ecology. 11 (1): 91–102. Bibcode:2003ResEc..11...91S. doi:10.1046/j.1526-100X.2003.00115.x.