Zizaniopsis miliacea

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Zizaniopsis
Species:	Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michx.) Doll & Asch.
Common Name	Giant Cutgrass
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; 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	7
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S1S2] (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: Christian (KY), Elliott (KY), Fulton (KY), Hickman (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Lake (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UTM, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1937 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100159092	Lake	Tennessee	30 Jul 1989	Ronald L. Jones 6159	EKY Zizaniopsis miliacea
UCHT002330	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Zizaniopsis miliacea
APSC0068111	Fulton	Kentucky	02 Jun 1975	Raymond Athey	APSC Zizaniopsis miliacea
31234100159035	Meigs	Tennessee	16 Jun 1992	Henry R. DeSelm	EKY Zizaniopsis miliacea
31234100159043	Elliott	Kentucky		M. Greene	EKY Zizaniopsis miliacea
TENN-V-0243479	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Zizaniopsis miliacea
APSC0091300	Obion	Tennessee			APSC Zizaniopsis miliacea
APSC0031810	Montgomery	Tennessee	29 Jul 1950	Floyd Brown & Alfred Clebsch	APSC Zizaniopsis miliacea
UCHT024997	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Zizaniopsis miliacea
SWMT00827		Tennessee	21 May 1938	T. W. S.	SWMT Zizaniopsis miliacea
SWMT00826		Tennessee	15 May 1937		SWMT Zizaniopsis miliacea
SWMT00895		Tennessee	20 May 1939	W. Tyson	SWMT Zizaniopsis miliacea
31234100159050	Elliott	Kentucky		M. Greene	EKY Zizaniopsis miliacea
31234100734290	Fulton	Kentucky		Landon E. Mckinney	EKY Zizaniopsis miliacea
HTTU027467	Lake	Tennessee			HTTU Zizaniopsis miliacea
UCHT024996	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Zizaniopsis miliacea
UTM00352	Obion	Tennessee			UTM Zizaniopsis miliacea
UTM00351	Obion	Tennessee			UTM Zizaniopsis miliacea
UTM00350	Obion	Tennessee			UTM Zizaniopsis miliacea
31234100734282	Christian	Kentucky		B. Palmer-Ball Jr.	EKY Zizaniopsis miliacea
31234100734316	Muhlenberg	Kentucky		Max E. Medley	EKY Zizaniopsis miliacea
APSC0031807	Hardin	Tennessee	06 Jun 2011	David H. Webb	APSC Zizaniopsis miliacea
TENN-V-0024794	Hickman	Kentucky			TENN Zizaniopsis miliacea
APSC0031811	Obion	Tennessee	04 Jun 1967	Rhonda Riggins 74	APSC Zizaniopsis miliacea
APSC0090915	Muhlenberg	Kentucky			APSC Zizaniopsis miliacea
HTTU026545	Lake	Tennessee			HTTU Zizaniopsis miliacea
31234100734308	Muhlenberg	Kentucky		Rich Hannan	EKY Zizaniopsis miliacea
TENN-V-0024795	Fulton	Kentucky			TENN Zizaniopsis miliacea
BRIT179757	Meigs	Tennessee			VDB Zizaniopsis miliacea
UCHT002332	Hardin	Tennessee			UCHT Zizaniopsis miliacea
APSC0090914	Muhlenberg	Kentucky			APSC Zizaniopsis miliacea

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