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Scolochloa festucacea
Scolochloa festucacea (Willd.) Link
Common River Grass, Common Rivergrass, Whitetop
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s): Arundo festucacea, Fluminia festucacea
USDA Symbol: SCFE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , IA , ID , KS , MN , MT , ND , NE , OR , SD , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NT , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Ponds, marshes, seasonally flooded basins, and shallow margins of freshwater to moderately saline lakes and streams.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Scolochloa festucacea in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Scolochloa festucacea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Scolochloa festucacea
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR