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]
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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]
References
edit- ^ Coelorachis cylindrica. USDA Plants Profile.
- ^ a b c d Coelorachis cylindrica. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual Treatment.
- ^ Coelorachis cylindrica. NatureServe.
- ^ Coelorachis cylindrica. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.