Chasmanthium
Encyclopedia
Chasmanthium is a genus of half a dozen species of grasses native to the eastern United States
and Northern Mexico
. Members of the genus are commonly known as woodoats. One species, Chasmanthium latifolium
, is commonly cultivated.
Eastern United States
The Eastern United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River. The first two tiers of states west of the Mississippi have traditionally been considered part of the West, but can be included in the East today; usually in...
and Northern Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Members of the genus are commonly known as woodoats. One species, Chasmanthium latifolium
Chasmanthium latifolium
Chasmanthium latifolium, known as Woodoats, Inland sea oats, Northern sea oats, and River oats is a grass native to the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico; it grows as far north as Pennsylvania and Michigan, where it is a threatened species...
, is commonly cultivated.
Species
- Chasmanthium curvifolium
- Chasmanthium latifoliumChasmanthium latifoliumChasmanthium latifolium, known as Woodoats, Inland sea oats, Northern sea oats, and River oats is a grass native to the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico; it grows as far north as Pennsylvania and Michigan, where it is a threatened species...
(Michx.) H.O.Yates – Indian Woodoats - Chasmanthium laxum (L.) H.O.Yates – Slender Woodoats
- Chasmanthium nitidum (Baldw.) Yates – Shiny Woodoats
- Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum (Steud.) Yates – Birdbill Woodoats
- Chasmanthium sessiliflorum (Poir.) H.O.Yates – Longleaf Woodoats