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Piptochaetium avenaceum

blackseed needlegrass, eastern needlegrass, black oatgrass, blackseed speargrass

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

blackseed needlegrass, eastern needlegrass, black oatgrass, blackseed speargrass

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Piptochaetium avenaceum

Familia:

Poaceae (Graminae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Grass

Tamaño:

To 2 ft, with blooms up to 4 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

black

Fenología:

Blooms April-June

Destacado por:

Interesting foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Small bunchgrass for wildflower gardens.

Consideraciones:

Seeds have a hooked end that can catch in clothes or animal fur.

Disponibilidad:

Seed, Native Nurseries, Friends

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam

pH del suelo:

slightly acidic to neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B

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Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Hábitats nativos:

Upland woodlands and forests, including hardwood hammocks, thickets, and fencerows.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Attractive, very dark green, fine leaf blades. The related Florida needlegrass, P. avenacioides, is endemic to the central and southern peninsula of Florida.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. (2025). Plant Database: Scientific name (Common name). ( https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PIAV ). Accessed 2026. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.


Taylor, Walter K. (2009). A Guide to Florida Grasses. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. (2025). Flora of the southeastern United States Web App. ( https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/ ). University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, 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, FL.

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