Biology:Cinna latifolia

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Cinna latifolia
Cinna latifolia NRCS-1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Cinna
Species:
C. latifolia
Binomial name
Cinna latifolia
(Trevis. ex Goepp.) Griseb.

Cinna latifolia is a species of grass known by the common name drooping woodreed. It is a native bunchgrass to the Northern Hemisphere, where it has a circumboreal distribution. It grows in moist habitat, such as forest understory and riverbanks. It reaches nearly two meters in maximum height. The inflorescence is an open array of spikelets generally green to purple-tinted in color. It flowers in late summer and fall.

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q311912 entry