Sorghastrum secundum: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sorghastrum
- Species
- Sorghastrum secundum
- Scientific Name
- Sorghastrum secundum
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Sorghastrum secundum
Sorghastrum secundum is a species of grass known by the common name lopsided Indiangrass. It is native to the Southeastern United States.
This species is a perennial bunchgrass growing up to 6 ft (1.8 m) tall. The flat leaf blades are up to 24 in (610 mm) long. The ligule is pointed. The inflorescence is one-sided.
This plant provides forage for livestock. It grows best on well-drained soils. It is a larval host plant to the pepper-and-salt skipper.
...Sorghastrum secundum in languages:
- English
- Lopsided Indiangrass
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Sorghastrum balansae
- Sorghastrum brunneum
- Sorghastrum chaseae
- Sorghastrum contractum
- Sorghastrum crassum
- Sorghastrum elliottii
- Sorghastrum incompletum
- Sorghastrum nudipes
- Sorghastrum nutans
- Sorghastrum pellitum
- Sorghastrum pohlianum
- Sorghastrum scaberrimum
- Sorghastrum secundum
- Sorghastrum setosum
- Sorghastrum stipoides
- Sorghastrum tisserantii































































































































































