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Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Tripsacum
Species	Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L. var. dactyloides
Common Name	Longspike tridens
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Habit: graminoid; Woody/Herbaceous: herbaceous; Terrestrial/Aquatic: Terrestrial; Leaf Arrangement: Basal; Alternate; Simple/Compound: Simple; Fruit Color: ; ^*Average C-Value: 1.5
C value	2
Status	Native; KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5TNR (Global Rank)

** Not applicable or data not available.

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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

Synonym	Full Citation
Tripsacum dactyloides var. genuinum	Tripsacum dactyloides var. genuinum Hack.

Specimens and Distribution

No specimens exist for this species.

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Plant Photos

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Dwayne Estes

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Dwayne Estes

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Dwayne Estes

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Dwayne Estes

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Dwayne Estes

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Dwayne Estes

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Dwayne Estes

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Dwayne Estes

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Dwayne Estes

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Joey Shaw

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Joey Shaw

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Joey Shaw

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Joey Shaw

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Milo Pyne

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Milo Pyne

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Milo Pyne

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Tara Littlefield

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Tara Littlefield

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Tara Littlefield

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Tara Littlefield

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Theo Witsell

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Theo Witsell

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Theo Witsell

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Joey Shaw

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides - Joey Shaw

For more information, contact: Joey Shaw, PhD

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Citation Information:

Shaw, J., D. Estes, B. Ruhfel, A.B. Morris, and T.R. Littlefield. 2021 Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), USF Water Institute. University of South Florida]. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Austin Peay State University, University of Michigan, Furman University, and Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission.