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Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.
giant cane

   
Symbol: ARGI
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Shrub
Graminoid
Native Status:  
L48    N



Photograph of Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute.
 
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Distribution by State:
Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.

Distributional Map for Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.
Distribution Map Legend

Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.

341 genera in Poaceae, 4 species in Arundinaria
Distribution of Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl. ssp. gigantea. .
Arundinaria gigantea ssp. gigantea
giant cane
Distribution of Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl. ssp. tecta (Walter) McClure. . Image Available.
Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta
switchcane
Related Taxa Legend
 

Classification:
Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass   Commelinidae
Order   Cyperales
Family   Poaceae – Grass family
Genus   Arundinaria Michx. – cane
Species   Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl. – giant cane
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW FACW FACW FACW NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller       High   High   High
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40477.

 

 

 

 
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