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Ctenium floridanum (Hitchc.) Hitchc.
Florida orangegrass

       
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Line Drawing of Ctenium floridanum (Hitchc.) Hitchc.
Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.
 
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Ctenium floridanum (Hitchc.) Hitchc.

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Synonyms:
Ctenium floridanum (Hitchc.) Hitchc.

  CAFL24 Campulosus floridanus Hitchc.
 

Distribution:
Ctenium floridanum (Hitchc.) Hitchc.

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USA (FL, GA)
 

Related Taxa:
Ctenium floridanum (Hitchc.) Hitchc.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 2 species in Ctenium
 

Classification:
Ctenium floridanum (Hitchc.) Hitchc.

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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 Ctenium Panzer – toothache grass
Species Ctenium floridanum (Hitchc.) Hitchc. – Florida orangegrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ctenium floridanum (Hitchc.) Hitchc.

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.

Florida:
Florida toothache grass              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ctenium floridanum (Hitchc.) Hitchc.

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 NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Ctenium floridanum (Hitchc.) Hitchc.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41608.

 
 
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