FNPS Plant Database

Coleataenia longiflora

ciliate redtop panicum

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

ciliate redtop panicum

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Coleataenia longiflora

Family:

Poaceae (Gramineae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

grass

Size:

3-4(5) ft tall, spreads locally by rhisomes.

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

green

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Flowers and fruits July-October.

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Restoration proects and casual moist-site plantings.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Specialty Provider

Propagation:

Division.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Stays wet ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding

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, Organic

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

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



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Birds, Mammals

Provides cover for  invertebrates.





Seeds eaten by some birds and small animals.

Native Habitats:

Wetland edges and low adjacent uplands.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Coastal Plains Wiki.  Accessed 2022.   http://coastalplainplants.org/wiki/index.php/Coleataenia_longifolia#Description



Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. 



Native Plant Trust.  Go Botany.  Accessed 2022.  https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/coleataenia/longifolia/



North Carolina Parks.  North Carolina Biodiversity Project.  Accessed 2022.  https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php?id=4368



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. Accessed 2022. Atlas of Florida Plants ( http s : //florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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