Sacciolepis striata

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Sacciolepis
Species:	Sacciolepis striata (L.) Nash
Common Name	American Cupscale
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LC; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; 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: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Reproductive Phenology: December; 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; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	7
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S1] (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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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
Hymenachne striata	Hymenachne striata (Lam.) Griseb.
Panicum bermudianum	Panicum bermudianum Steud.
Panicum elliottianum	Panicum elliottianum Schult.
Panicum fluitans	Panicum fluitans Brickell ex Muhlenb.
Panicum gibbum	Panicum gibbum Elliott
Sacciolepis gibba	Sacciolepis gibba
Sacciolepis striata f. gibba	Sacciolepis striata f. gibba (Elliott) Fernald
Sorghum striatum	Sorghum striatum (L.) P. Beauv.

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: Hamilton (TN), McNairy (TN), Meigs (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 1979

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100145000	Polk	Tennessee	30 Aug 1979	B. Eugene Wofford 79-254	EKY Sacciolepis striata
TENN-V-0023618	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Sacciolepis striata
TENN-V-0023625		Tennessee			TENN Sacciolepis striata
APSC0042772	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Sacciolepis striata
APSC0042773	McNairy	Tennessee			APSC Sacciolepis striata
TENN-V-0023621	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Sacciolepis striata
TENN-V-0023620	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Sacciolepis striata
TENN-V-0023626	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Sacciolepis striata
TENN-V-0023623	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Sacciolepis striata
APSC0042771	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Sacciolepis striata
TENN-V-0023624	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Sacciolepis striata
APSC0042775	Rhea	Tennessee			APSC Sacciolepis striata
TENN-V-0023617	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Sacciolepis striata
TENN-V-0023622	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Sacciolepis striata
TENN-V-0023619	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Sacciolepis striata
APSC0042770	Rhea	Tennessee			APSC Sacciolepis striata

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Sacciolepis striata

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