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Sacciolepis striata

(L.) Nash

Gibbous Panicgrass

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156730
Element CodePMPOA59020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSacciolepis
Other Common Names
American cupscale (EN) American Cupscale (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Sacciolepis gibba is a synonym (e.g., TROPICOS Catalogue of New World Grasses, online 8/28/2000) (cf. McVaugh, Flora Novo-Galiciana 14: 346, 1983).
Conservation Status
Review Date1985-10-11
Change Date1985-10-11
Edition Date2000-09-06
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Sacciolepis striata is in the eastern coastal states of the U.S. from New Jersey to eastern Texas, ranging inland to Missouri and southward to the West Indies (e.g., Puerto Rico, Jamaica) and Panama.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
OklahomaS3Yes
ArkansasS2Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
North CarolinaS3Yes
FloridaS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
MissouriS1Yes
DelawareS1Yes
MarylandS1Yes
New JerseySHYes
TennesseeS1Yes
VirginiaS4Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
South CarolinaS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Pond Pine BCroatan National Forest2,961
Sheep Ridge AdditionCroatan National Forest5,808
References (6)
  1. Diggs, G.M., Jr., B.L. Lipscomb, and R.J. O'Kennon. 1999. Shinners and Mahler's Illustrated flora of north central Texas. Sida Botanical Miscellany No. 16. Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Ft. Worth. 1626 pp.
  2. Godfrey, R.K., and J.W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States: Monocotyledons. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens. 712 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Liogier, H.A., and L.F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: A systematic synopsis. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. 342 pp.
  5. Weakley, A.S. 2000. Flora of the Carolinas and Virginia: working draft of May 15, 2000. Unpublished draft, The Nature Conservancy, Southern Resource Office.
  6. Wunderlin, R.P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. University Press of Florida: Gainesville, Florida. 806 pp.