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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



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USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team, Fort Worth, TX. Usage Requirements.
 
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Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.

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Distribution:
Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.

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USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 4 species in Arundinaria or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
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
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.

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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:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

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
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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.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40477.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
 
 
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