PLANTS Profile for Catabrosa aquatica (water whorlgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P. Beauv.
water whorlgrass

Symbol:

CAAQ3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P. Beauv.

Gary Larson. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P. Beauv.

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Distribution:
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P. Beauv.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CO, IA, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, ON, PE, QC, SK), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P. Beauv.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 1 species in Catabrosa or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Catabrosa aquatica var. aquatica
water whorlgrass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P. Beauv.

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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	Catabrosa P. Beauv. – whorlgrass
Species	Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P. Beauv. – water whorlgrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P. Beauv.

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.

Wisconsin:
brook grass		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P. Beauv.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P. Beauv.

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 41541.

View species account 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 Washington Burke Museum.

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

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 04:12 PM MDT