PLANTS Profile for Sorghastrum secundum (lopsided Indiangrass)

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Sorghastrum secundum (Elliot) Nash
lopsided Indiangrass

Symbol:

SOSE5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Sorghastrum secundum (Elliot) Nash

©Ted Bodner. Miller, J.H. and K.V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press, Athens. Courtesy of University of Georgia Press. Image scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Sorghastrum secundum (Elliot) Nash

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Synonyms:
Sorghastrum secundum (Elliot) Nash

ANSE7

Andropogon secundus Elliot

Distribution:
Sorghastrum secundum (Elliot) Nash


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, LA, MS, SC)

Related Taxa:
Sorghastrum secundum (Elliot) Nash

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 5 species in Sorghastrum

Classification:
Sorghastrum secundum (Elliot) Nash

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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	Sorghastrum Nash – Indiangrass
Species	Sorghastrum secundum (Elliot) Nash – lopsided Indiangrass

Wetland Indicator Status:
Sorghastrum secundum (Elliot) Nash

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

FACU-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Sorghastrum secundum (Elliot) Nash

	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:
Sorghastrum secundum (Elliot) Nash

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 42103.

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 06:30 AM MDT