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Chasmanthium laxum

Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates

Slender Woodoats, Slender Chasmanthium

Poaceae (Grass Family)

Synonym(s): Uniola laxa

USDA Symbol: CHLA6

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , DC , DE , FL , GA , KY , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW				FAC	FAC		FACW	FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Research Literature

Reslit 274 - Balansia pilulaeformis, an Epiphytic Species (1993) K. Clay and I. C. Frentz

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Chasmanthium laxum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Chasmanthium laxum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chasmanthium laxum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-09
Research By: DEW

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