PLANTS Profile for Saccharum giganteum (sugarcane plumegrass)

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Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers.
sugarcane plumegrass

Symbol:

SAGI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers.

Erianthus giganteus

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers.

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Synonyms:
Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers.

	ERGI	Erianthus giganteus (Walter) P. Beauv.
	ERGIC3	Erianthus giganteus (Walter) P. Beauv. var. compactus (Nash) Fernald
	ERLA16	Erianthus laxus Nash
	ERSA15	Erianthus saccharoides Michx.

Distribution:
Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers.


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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA)

Related Taxa:
Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 13 species in Saccharum

Classification:
Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers.

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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	Saccharum L. – sugarcane
Species	Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers. – sugarcane plumegrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Pennsylvania:
Erianthus giganteus
sugarcane plumegrass		Extirpated

Wetland Indicator Status:
Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers.

Erianthus giganteus:

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

FACW,FACW+

FACW+

FACW

FACW+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers.

	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

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:
Saccharum giganteum (Walter) Pers.

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 504933.

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

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/22/2008 10:11 AM MDT