Chasmanthium latifolium, known as fish-on-a-fishing-pole, northern wood-oats, inland sea oats, northern sea oats, and river oats is a species of grass native to the central and eastern United States, Manitoba, and northeastern Mexico; it grows as far north as Pennsylvania and Michigan,[2] where it is a threatened species.[3] The species was previously classified as Uniola latifolia (André Michaux).
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Chasmanthium |
| Species: | C. latifolium
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| Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates
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Description
editChasmanthium latifolium is a cool-season, rhizomatous, perennial grass with culms about 1 m [3 feet] tall.[4] The inflorescence is an open, nodding panicle of laterally compressed (flattened) spikelets. The plant typically grows in wooded areas and riparian zones.[5]
Gardens
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It is used in landscaping in North America, where it is noted as a relatively rare native grass that thrives in partial shade; the plant is recommended for USDA hardiness zones 3–9 in acidic sands, loams, and clays.[6][7]
Ecology
editIt is a larval host plant for the Northern Pearly-Eye, and its seeds are food for birds and mammals.[8] It is also eaten by the caterpillars of the pepper and salt skipper, Bell's roadside skipper, and bronzed roadside skipper butterflies.[9]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
- ^ "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Chasmanthium latifolium (Indian Woodoats)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ Navarrete-Tindall, Nadia (Summer 2010). "Native Cool-Season Grasses in Missouri". Missouri Prairie Journal. 31 (2): 20–25.
- ^ "PLANTS Profile for Chasmanthium latifolium (Indian woodoats)". PLANTS database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Northern Sea Oats - Ornamental Grasses - University of Illinois Extension". University of Illinois.
- ^ "NPIN: Chasmanthium latifolium (inland sea oats)". Native Plant Information Network. University of Texas. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Chasmanthium latifolium". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
External links
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