Amphicarpum amphicarpon (Pursh) Nash

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Amphicarpum

Characteristics

Erect slender annual 3–7 dm; sheaths striate, hirsute; blades 5–15 cm, hirsute, the uppermost much reduced; panicle exsert, 5–15 cm, simple or with a few main branches, the branchlets appressed; spikelets elliptic, glabrous, 4 mm; subterranean spikelets 6–7 mm, sparsely hairy; 2n=18. Wet pine-barrens; N.J. to Ga. (A. purshii)
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

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Distribution

Amphicarpum amphicarpon world distribution map, present in Georgia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:11531-2
WFO ID wfo-0000845837
COL ID CZLG
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Synonyms

Amphicarpum purshii Amphicarpum amphicarpon Milium amphicarpon Milium ciliatum