Arundinaria tecta

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Arundinaria
Species:	Arundinaria tecta (Walter) Muhl.
Common Name	Switchcane
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: PCSF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; 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; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL)
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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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Counties - Species Present

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

Synonym	Full Citation
Arundinaria gigantea subsp. tecta	Arundinaria gigantea subsp. tecta (Walter) McClure
Arundinaria gigantea var. tecta	Arundinaria gigantea var. tecta (Walter) Scribn.
Arundinaria macrosperma var. tecta	Arundinaria macrosperma var. tecta (Walter) Alph. Wood
Arundo tecta	Arundo tecta Blanco
Ludolfia tecta	Ludolfia tecta (Walter) A. Dietr.

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: Henry (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1975 - 1975

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0037397	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Arundinaria tecta
TENN-V-0037396	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Arundinaria tecta
UCHT003189		Tennessee			UCHT Arundinaria tecta
UCHT003188	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Arundinaria tecta
APSC0034553	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Arundinaria tecta
APSC0034570	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Arundinaria tecta
APSC0034573	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Arundinaria tecta
APSC0034571	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Arundinaria tecta
SWMT00766	Shelby	Tennessee	30 Apr 1975	James H. Graves	SWMT Arundinaria tecta
APSC0034572	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Arundinaria tecta
APSC0034562	Henry	Tennessee			APSC Arundinaria tecta
APSC0034567	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Arundinaria tecta
APSC0034563	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Arundinaria tecta

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Arundinaria tecta

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