Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Parapholis incurva
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Parapholis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Parapholis incurva
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Parapholis incurva
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Parapholis incurva
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-27-001:
Parapholis incurva FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Pholiurus incurvus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Parapholis incurva
COMMON NAME:
Curved Sickle-grass, Hard Grass, Thin-tail
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_pain_001_lhd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Parapholis incurva
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Parapholis incurva
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Parapholis incurva
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Parapholis incurva
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-27-001:
Parapholis incurva
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Pholiurus incurvus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Parapholis incurva
4168
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Sandy and muddy flats, brackish or salt marshes, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal or low alternate, 2-ranked
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer?
Grain
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