FNPS Plant Database

Chasmanthium sessiliflorum

longleaf woodoats

PHOTOS COMING SOON!

Nomenclature

Common Name:

longleaf woodoats

Synonym(s):

Uniola sessiliflora

Genus species:

Chasmanthium sessiliflorum

Family:

Poaceae (Gramineae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

grass

Size:

Approximately 3 ft tall in clumps about 3 ft across.

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

green

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Blooms June-July.

Noted For:

Showy Fruits

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Border plant.  Also used for restoration.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Plugs or seed which is said to be slow to establish.

Light:

Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---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

Soil pH:

neutral to slightly acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Birds, Mammals

Birds and other wildlife consume seed.

Native Habitats:

Moist sites.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

BONAP.  Access 2022.   http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Chasmanthium sessiliflorum.png.



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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