Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Saccharum giganteum

sugarcane plumegrass
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

sugarcane plumegrass

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Saccharum giganteum

Familia:

Poaceae (Gramineae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Grass

Tamaño:

2–4 (10) ft tall by 1–3 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Winter dormant

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant or background plant in moist informal garden. This is a mid-sized bunching grass until the flower stalk shoots up in the fall. Then it sports a tall silvery plume that gradually turns to light brown.

Consideraciones:

The flower stalks need to be removed once no longer showy.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

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

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Stays wet -a- Somewhat moist, no flooding

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, Organic

pH del suelo:

Acidic to neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Starting…
Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars, Birds

Host plant for the Clouded Skipper ( Lerema accius ), Delaware Skipper ( Anatrytone logan ), and Byssus Skipper ( Problema byssus ).

Birds will eat the seeds. Provides cover.

Hábitats nativos:

Flatwoods, marshes, coastal swales, cypress ponds, lake shores, cutthroat seep

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Minno, Marc, and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Minno, M., J. Butler, and D. Hall. (2005). Florida Butterfly Caterpillars and Their Host Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


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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