Coelorachis cylindrica explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=COCY Coelorachis cylindrica.
  2. http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Coelorachis_cylindrica&type=treatment Coelorachis cylindrica.
  3. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Coelorachis+cylindrica Coelorachis cylindrica.
  4. http://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_cocy.pdf Coelorachis cylindrica.