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Ctenium floridanum
Ctenium floridanum (Hitchc.) Hitchc.
Florida Orangegrass, Florida Toothache Grass, Florida Orange Grass
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s): Campulosus floridanus
USDA Symbol: CTFL
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: FL , GANative Distribution: Listed as endangered in Florida.
Native Habitat: Dry to mesic pine-oak uplands and pine flatwoods.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 42 - Florida Natural Areas Inventory Field Guides (2001) Florida Natural Areas Inventory Field GuidesWebref 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 Ctenium floridanum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Ctenium floridanum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ctenium floridanum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-03-04Research By: CBR