PLANTS Profile for Gynerium sagittatum (wildcane)

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Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P. Beauv.
wildcane

Symbol:

GYSA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

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Photo of Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P. Beauv.

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Peru. Usage Requirements.

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Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P. Beauv.

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Synonyms:
Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P. Beauv.

SASA14

Saccharum sagittatum Aubl.

Distribution:
Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P. Beauv.


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Related Taxa:
Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P. Beauv.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 1 species in Gynerium

Classification:
Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P. Beauv.

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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	Gynerium Willd. ex P. Beauv. – wildcane
Species	Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P. Beauv. – wildcane

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P. Beauv.

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P. Beauv.

View species account and illustration 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 42291.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 11:51 PM CST