Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Sorghastrum > Sorghastrum secundum

Sorghastrum secundum (lopsided Indiangrass)

Synonyms: Andropogon secundus (heterotypic); Andropogon unilateralis; Chrysopogon secundus (homotypic); Sorghum secundum (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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 feet tall. The flat leaf blades are up to 24 inches long. The ligule is pointed. The inflorescence is one-sided. This plant provides forage for livestock. It grows best on well-drained soils.
View Wikipedia Record: Sorghastrum secundum

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Grass

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Canaveral National Seashore II 9090 Florida, United States
Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve 40530 United States  
Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve   Florida, United States  
South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve 20317 South Carolina, United States  

Habitat Vegetation Classification

Name Location  Website 
Atlantic Inner Coastal Plain Yellow Sand Longleaf Pine Woodland United States (South Carolina, Georgia)
Florida Panhandle Lowlands Subxeric Longleaf Pine Woodland United States (Florida)
Florida Peninsula Xeric Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland United States (Florida)
Florida Red Hills Submesic Longleaf Pine Woodland United States (Georgia, Florida)
Georgia Dry Longleaf Pine - Scrub Oak Sand Woodland United States (Georgia)
Georgia Outer Coastal Plain Subxeric Longleaf Pine Woodland United States (Georgia)
Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak Woodland United States (Florida, Alabama)
Northern Florida Peninsula Longleaf Pine / Red Oak Woodland United States (Florida)
South Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Longleaf Pine Sandhill United States (Florida)
Western Florida Panhandle Xeric Lowland Sandhill Longleaf Pine Woodland United States (Florida)
Xeric Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine Woodland United States (South Carolina, Georgia)

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0