Ctenium aromaticum (Walter) Alph.Wood

Toothache grass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Ctenium

Characteristics

Culms densely tufted, 8–15 dm, hairy at the top; lf-blades smooth, 1–3 mm wide; spike usually curved, 5–12 dm; first glume (on the inner side of the spike!) 1.5–2.5 mm; second glume 4–7 mm, pubescent, the veins glandular below the middle, the awn 4–6 mm; lemmas conspicuously ciliate, especially at the middle, 4–6 mm, the fertile one and the two lower sterile ones with awns 2–6 mm, the upper sterile lemma single and awnless. Wet pine-barrens; se. Va. to Fla. and La. (Campulosus a.)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Images

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Distribution

Ctenium aromaticum world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Georgia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1211844-2
WFO ID wfo-0000860827
COL ID 32543
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Campulosus gangitis Campulosus gracilior Campulosus gracilis Campuloa macrostachys Campulosus monostachyos Chloris piperita Ctenium aromaticum Ctenium gangitis Rottboellia scorpioides Campuloa gracilis Campulosus aromaticus Ctenium carolinianum Cynodon monostachyus Aegilops aromatica Chloris monostachya Ctenium americanum Monocera aromatica Nardus gangitis Nardus scorpioides Triatherus aromaticus Ctenium gangitum Aplocera maritima Campuloa monostachya Monerma gangitis