Shortleaf Skeletongrass (Gymnopogon brevifolius)

Gymnopogon Brevifolius, or more commonly know as Shortleaf Skeletongrass, is a graminoid of the genus Gymnopogon. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Gymnopogon Brevifolius or Shortleaf Skeletongrass's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

• Category: Monocot
• Genus: Gymnopogon
• Family: Poaceae
• Order: Cyperales
• Class: Liliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Perennial
• Growth Habit: Graminoid
• Native Status: L48 (N)
• State T/E Status: KY (E) MD (E) NJ (E) TN (SC)
• State T/E Common Name: KY (shortleaf skeleton grass) MD (broad-leaved beardgrass) NJ (short-leaf skeleton grass) TN (broad-leaved beardgrass)
• National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU
• Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACU) 2(FACU) 6(NI)

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