Coelorachis cylindrica
Species of flowering plant
Coelorachis cylindrica | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Coelorachis |
Species: | C. cylindrica |
Binomial name | |
Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash |
Coelorachis cylindrica is a species of grass known by the common names cylinder jointtail grass,[1] Carolina jointgrass,[2] and pitted jointgrass.[3] It is native to the southeastern United States.[2]
This grass is a rhizomatous perennial with cylindrical stems growing up to 1.2 meters in height. They are clothed in the sheaths of the leaves. The inflorescence is cylindrical.[4] The spikelets are pitted.[2]
This grass grows on tallgrass prairies, forest edges, and sometimes roadsides.[2]