Common Name:

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Family:

Poaceae (Gramineae)

Form:

Size:

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Stays wet ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

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, Loam, Organic

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A

Wildlife:

Possible larval host plant for Delaware skipper ( Anatrytone logan ), Georgia satyr ( Neonympha areolata ), neamathla skipper ( Nastra neamathla ), swarthy skipper ( Nastra lherminier ) and twin-spot skipper ( Oligoria maculata ) butterflies.

Seeds eaten by various small birds and other wildlife. 

Native Habitats:

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

There are several different subspecies of A. glomeratus with different affinities for upland and wetland conditions.

• A. glomeratus var. glaucopsis is notable as it has a blue-purple coloration and is almost always found in wetlands.  It is sometimes considered to be a separate species


• A. glomeratus var. pumilus has the widest distribution in Florida and based on the relative numbers of herbarium specimens, likely the most common.


• A. glomeratus var. hirsuitior is widespread but probably less common than var. pumilis.


• A. glomeratus var. glomeratus has no documented herbarium specimens in the southern half of the peninsula.

Uses of the latter 3 varieties should be similar as their habitats are similar.