Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cinna arundinacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Cinna from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cinna arundinacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cinna arundinacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Cinna arundinacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-49-001:
Cinna arundinacea FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Cinna arundinacea var. arundinacea
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Cinna arundinacea var. inexpansa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cinna arundinacea
COMMON NAME:
Common Woodreed, Stout Woodreed, Sweet Woodreed
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ciar2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_ciar2_003_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_ciar2_005_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm240605_9712
June Greenville County SC
Leaves evenly spaced along the stem, commonly twisted near the base so the underside faces up, per www.minnesotawildflowers.info.
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JK Marlow jkm240821_0638
August Greenville County SC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_cinna_arundinacea2
September Moore County NC
Panicle greenish, 12-30cm long, 3-12cm broad, branches ascending or spreading, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cinna arundinacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cinna arundinacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cinna arundinacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Cinna arundinacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-49-001:
Cinna arundinacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Cinna arundinacea var. arundinacea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Cinna arundinacea var. inexpansa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cinna arundinacea
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Bottomland forests, rocky bars in rivers, tidal freshwater marshes, other low, wet habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in SC Coastal Plain, rare in GA Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Panicle greenish
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain
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