Synonym

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Meaning of Scientific Name

Tripsacum: origin unknown, but possibly from the Greek tripsis (durable) and psakas (a grain, or small piece broken off); dactyloides: finger like

Native Plant

No

Life Form

Perennial Grass

Flowering Period

Summer-Fall

Physiographic Province

  ☐ Piedmont  ☑ Coastal Plain

Habitat

Brackish ditches and wet roadsides

State Status

Non-indigenous

Piedmont Status

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Coastal Plain Status

Non-indigenous

Global Status

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Federal Status

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Invasive

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Invasive Watchlist

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Additional Info

Variety dactyloides is the North American phase of the species.