FNPS Plant Database
Coleataenia longiflora
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Stays wet -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Organic
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
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Ecology
Wildlife:
Provides cover for invertebrates.
Seeds eaten by some birds and small animals.
Native Habitats:
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Citations:
Gleason, Henry A. and Arthur J. Cronquist, Arthur J. (1991). Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada (2nd ed.). The New York Botanic Garden, Bronx, NY.
Native Plant Trust. (2024). Coleataenia longifolia – Long-leaved Redtop-panicgrass. ( https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/coleataenia/longifolia/ ). Accessed 2026. Native Plant Trust, Framingham, MA.
LeGrand, H., B. Sorrie, and T. Howard. (Undated). Vascular Plants of North Carolina. ( https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/index.php ). Accessed 2026. North Carolina Biodiversity Project and North Carolina State Parks, Raleigh, NC.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
