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Amphicarpum

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Amphicarpum (common name maidencane) is a genus of North American plants in the grass family, found only in the eastern United States.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae
Native toAlabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Observations recorded1,585

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
25
With media
26
Family
Poaceae
Collections
VT, BRIT, MNHN, ISC, UF
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Poaceae
Image
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum.jpg
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taxon name
Amphicarpum
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Amphicarpum
taxon common name
maidencane
Commons category
Amphicarpum
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Encyclopedic overview

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Amphicarpum (common name maidencane) is a genus of North American plants in the grass family, found only in the eastern United States.

==Description== Amphicarpum is mostly found in the Northeast and Southeast United States. It is usually found in wetlands near rivers and lakes. The grass has two types of flowers, one aerial type and an underground type which self-fertilizes. Species Amphicarpum amphicarpon (Pursh) Nash - MA NJ NY DE FL GA MD NC SC VA Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum (Schult.) Hitchc. - AL FL GA NC SC

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