Sorghastrum elliottii (C. Mohr) Nash

Locations ofSorghastrum elliottii (C. Mohr) Nash in Virginia

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Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Sorghastrum elliottii (C. Mohr) Nash
Common Name
Slender Indian Grass
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Sorghastrum elliottii (C. Mohr) Nash
Comments
Habitat
Dry open forests and clearings, sandhill woodlands, Piedmont woodlands influenced by prescribed or incendiary fires; occurs in a considerable range of dry soils, including extremely acidic sandy soils, base-rich soils over mafic rocks, and highly calcareous soils of Coastal Plain shell-marl ravines. Widely distributed but infrequent in the s. and c. Piedmont and s. and c. Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Native

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