PLANTS Profile for Chasmanthium latifolium (Indian woodoats)

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Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates
Indian woodoats

Symbol:

CHLA5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates

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Synonyms:
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates

UNLA3

Uniola latifolia Michx.

Distribution:
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV)

Related Taxa:
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 5 species in Chasmanthium

Classification:
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Chasmanthium Link – woodoats
Species	Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates – Indian woodoats

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
wild-oats		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACW

FACU

FAC-

FACW

FAC

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor						Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41547.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates

IL-Illinois Wildflowers

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

MI-Michigan State University Extension

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-NCSU Plant Fact Sheets

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

TN-Tennessee Valley Authority

TX-TAMU Grass Images

UK-Plants For A Future

USDI FWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program

Wildflowers of the Southeastern U.S.

Time Generated: 09/21/2008 03:02 AM MDT