Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Indiangrass
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Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Scott Co., Bettendorf, Pigeon Creek Park. 2002. Usage Requirements .
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Synonyms:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
ANNU4
Andropogon nutans L.
SOAV2
Sorghastrum avenaceum (Michx.) Nash
Distribution:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
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USA (AL , AR , AZ , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT, NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WI , WV , WY ), CAN (MB, ON, QC, SK)
Related Taxa:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
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338 genera in Poaceae ,
5 species in Sorghastrum
Classification:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Indiangrass
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
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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:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
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
UPL
FACU
FACU+
FACU
FACU
FACU
UPL
FACW
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) 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
Yarrow
Low
Low
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.
Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife . Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.
More Accounts and Images:
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
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 42102.
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 7 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
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Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
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