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Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)

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Saccharum Officinarum, or more commonly know as Sugarcane, is a graminoid with green foliage and white flowers of the genus Saccharum. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 12 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during late winter and is somewhat tolerant of shade. Saccharum Officinarum or Sugarcane's floral region is North America US Lower 48, Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands

Category: Monocot
Genus: Saccharum
Family: Poaceae
Order: Cyperales
Class: Liliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status: L48 (I) PR (I) VI (I)
National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU
Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 2(FACU) C(NI*) H(FACU)
Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Rapid
Allelopath: No
Bloat: None
C:N Ratio: Medium
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: Yes
Fire Resistance: Yes
Flower Color: White
Flower Conspicuous: Yes
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
Foliage Porosity Winter: Dense
Foliage Texture: Medium
Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes
Growth Form: Bunch
Growth Rate: Rapid
Height Mature (feet): 12
Leaf Retention: Yes
Lifespan: Moderate
Low Growing Grass: Yes
Resprout Ability: No
Shape and Orientation: Semi-Erect
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: High
Cold Stratification Required: No
Drought Tolerance: High
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: High
Frost Free Days Minimum: 365
Hedge Tolerance: High
Moisture Use: Medium
pH (Minimum): 4
pH (Maximum): 7
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 4800
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 11000
Precipitation (Minimum): 40
Precipitation (Maximum): 80
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 24
Salinity Tolerance: Medium
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Temperature Minimum (°F): 17
Bloom Period: Late Winter
Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Winter
Fruit/Seed Period End: Spring
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: No
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: No
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: Yes
Propagated by Sprigs: Yes
Propagated by Tubers: Yes
Seed Spread Rate: Slow
Seedling Vigor: Low
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: Moderate

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