Chasmanthium latifolium
| Chasmanthium latifolium | |
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| Chasmanthium latifolium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Chasmanthium |
| Species: | C. latifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates
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Chasmanthium latifolium, known as woodoats, inland sea oats, northern sea oats, and river oats is a grass native to the central and eastern United States, Manitoba, and northeastern Mexico; it grows as far north as Pennsylvania and Michigan,[1] where it is a threatened species.[2] The species was previously classified as Uniola latifolia (André Michaux).
Description
Chasmanthium latifolium is a cool-season, rhizomatous perennial grass with stems about 1 m [3 feet] tall.[3] The plant typically grows in wooded areas and riparian zones.[4]
Gardens
It is used in landscaping in North America, where it is noted as a relatively rare native grass that thrives in partial shade; the plant is recommended for USDA hardiness zones 3–9 in acidic sands, loams, and clays.[5][6]
Ecology
It is a larval host plant for the Northern Pearly-Eye, and its seeds are food for birds and mammals.[7] It is also eaten by the caterpillars of the pepper and salt skipper, Bell's roadside skipper, and bronzed roadside skipper butterflies.[8]
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Chasmanthium latifolium (Indian Woodoats)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ Navarrete-Tindall, Nadia (Summer 2010). "Native Cool-Season Grasses in Missouri". Missouri Prairie Journal. 31 (2): 20–25.
- ^ "PLANTS Profile for Chasmanthium latifolium (Indian woodoats)". PLANTS database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Northern Sea Oats - Ornamental Grasses - University of Illinois Extension". University of Illinois.
- ^ "NPIN: Chasmanthium latifolium (inland sea oats)". Native Plant Information Network. University of Texas. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/chasmanthium-latifolium/. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
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External links
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- Panicoideae
- Grasses of Mexico
- Grasses of the United States
- Flora of Northeastern Mexico
- Flora of the Eastern United States
- Flora of the United States
- Flora of the South-Central United States
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America)
- Plants described in 1803
- Taxa named by André Michaux
- Garden plants of North America
- Panicoideae stubs