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Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.
eastern gamagrass

       
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Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.

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Synonyms:
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.

  CODA3 Coix dactyloides L.
  TRDAO Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L. var. occidentale Cutler & Anders.
 

Distribution:
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 6 species in Tripsacum
 

Classification:
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.

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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 Tripsacum L. – gamagrass
Species Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L. – eastern gamagrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.

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.

Massachusetts:
northern gama-grass              Endangered
New York:
northern gamma grass              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
gamma grass              Endangered
Rhode Island:
northern gama-grass              Special Concern
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.

eastern gamagrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.

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
FAC,FACW FACW FAC+ FAC+ NO FAC FAC+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.

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 41287.

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 3 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.

AR-Eastern Gamagrass Technology Update

Australia-Tropical Forages

FAO-Grassland Species Profiles

FL-Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

IA-Grasses of Iowa

IL-Illinois Wildflowers

Journal of Range Management-Forage Quality

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

MO-Missouri Plants

NJ-Rutgers Extension Weed Gallery

New England Wildflower Society

OK-Eastern Gamagrass Research at the Southern Plains Range Research Station

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

OK-Oklahoma Forages

Phytoremediation: Using Green Plants to Clean Up Contaminated Soil Groundwater, and Wastewater

Plant of the Week.org

TN-Tennessee Valley Authority

TX-Image Archive of Central Texas Plants

UK-Plants For A Future

UK-World Grass Species Descriptions

USDI FWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program

VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

 
 
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