PLANTS Profile for Hemarthria altissima (limpograss)

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Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard
limpograss

Symbol:

HEAL5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard

Manisuris altissima

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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Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard

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Synonyms:
Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard

	MAAL11	Manisuris altissima (Poir.) Hitchc.
	ROAL7	Rottboellia altissima Poir.

Distribution:
Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard


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USA (FL, PA, TX)

Related Taxa:
Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 1 species in Hemarthria

Classification:
Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard

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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	Hemarthria R. Br. – jointgrass
Species	Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard – limpograss

Introduced Information:
Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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