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Blue Maidencane (Amphicarpum purshii)

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Amphicarpum Purshii, or more commonly know as Blue Maidencane, is a graminoid of the genus Amphicarpum. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Amphicarpum Purshii or Blue Maidencane's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Virginia.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Amphicarpum
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Order: Cyperales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Graminoid
  • Native Status: L48 (N)
  • State T/E Status: NY (E)
  • State T/E Common Name: NY (peanut grass)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACW
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACW) 2(FACW)





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