Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Sorghastrum secundum

lopsided Indiangrass
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
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  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

lopsided Indiangrass

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Sorghastrum secundum

Familia:

Poaceae (Gramineae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

grass

Tamaño:

1 to 6 ft tall by 1 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow

Color de la fruta:

yellow

Fenología:

Winter dormant. Blooms in fall.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Typically grown in the background of a wildflower garden as its tall flower stalks are only visible in fall. The remainder of the year is looks like a moderate-sized grass.

Consideraciones:

In the landscape will need annual cutting back.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Specialty Provider, Seed

Propagación:

Seed, division of clumps. Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Short 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

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B

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Acreditado en:

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

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars

Larval host for "grass skippers" including swarthy skipper ( Nastra lherminier ), Delaware skipper ( Anatrytone arogos ), Eufala skipper ( Lerodea eufala ) and twin spot Skipper ( Oligoria maculate ).

Hábitats nativos:

Dry-moist sites. Flatwoods, secondary pinelands, sandhill.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell.  1999.  Native Florida Plants.  Gulf Publishing Company.  Houston, TX.



Hammer, Roger. 2015.  Attracting hummingbirds and butterflies in tropical Florida.  University Presses of Florida.



Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Sorgsecu



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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