Sorghastrum elliottii

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Sorghastrum
Species:	Sorghastrum elliottii (C. Mohr) Nash
Common Name	Slender Indiangrass
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (TN), Blount (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Fayette (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1962 - 1996

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100156577	Knox	Tennessee	30 Sep 1981	Henry R. DeSelm 266	EKY Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016833	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016836	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016841	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
UCHT001712	Knox	Tennessee	28 Sep 1962	H. R. Deselm	UCHT Sorghastrum elliottii
UCHT038191	Knox	Tennessee			UCHT Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016835	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016831	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016834	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
UCHT001711	Marion	Tennessee	22 Sep 1994	Milo Pyne 94-375	UCHT Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016845	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016828	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
UCHT006273	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Sorghastrum elliottii
APSC0081581	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Sorghastrum elliottii
UOS08196	Coffee	Tennessee	18 Sep 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016844	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016829	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016832	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
APSC0042149	Morgan	Tennessee			APSC Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016840	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016838	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016830	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016839	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
APSC0067858	Knox	Tennessee			APSC Sorghastrum elliottii
UCHT038192	Knox	Tennessee			UCHT Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016846	White	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016843	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016842	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016847	White	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0016837	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii
TENN-V-0242546	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Sorghastrum elliottii

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Sorghastrum elliottii

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