Kentucky Plant Atlas




Taxonomic distinction unclear    No county information
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Poaceae <Andropogoneae> Erianthus [Saccharum*] contortus (S. brevibarbe var. c.)
Erianthus contortus Ell.
ALI: no HAB: n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a ABU: n/a, n/a, 0
This tetraploid (2n = 60) occurs mostly on the southeastern Coastal Plain. There are a few reports from Ky., but verified colls. have not been located or confirmed; see notes under giganteus and alopecuroides.