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Published In: Nomenclator Botanicus. Editio secunda 1: 143. 1840. (Nomencl. Bot. (ed. 2)) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 1/8/2018)
GROWTH: Lifespan: Perennial
Life form: Herbaceous
Plant habit: Erect
Stem consistency: Firm
Stem height (cm): 150 to 600
Stem stature: Reed-like
Vegetative reproduction: Rhizomes
Floral and plant sex: Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence type: Panicle
Inflorescence position: Terminal
POACEAE Panicle length (cm): 20 to 50
POACEAE Spikelet density: Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm): 12 to 18
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets): 3 to 11
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory]: Breaking up at maturity
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission): Without secondary abscission
POACEAE Seed: Caryopsis with (type of pericarp): Adherent pericarp
ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible: Forage
Human edible: Below ground structures, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds, Stems
Details: Economic use: Roots, young shoots and grains eaten by Native Americans (Couplan 1998 [as Phragmites communis]). Sap from stems used as a sweetener (Moerman 1998). Used as an animal forage (Moerman 1998).
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