Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Indian grass, indiangrass
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
Subclass | Commelinidae | Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others |
Order | Cyperales | Flowering plants including grasses |
Family | Poaceae | Grasses (but not sedges or rushes) |
Genus | Sorghastrum | |
Species | nutans | Nodding or drooping, usually the flowers |
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8/27/2014 · Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 28 cm)
9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 4 × 6″ (10 × 15 cm)
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Sorghastrum nutans description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Oct 2021.
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5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (62 × 41 cm)
9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (11 × 17 cm)
9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm)
9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 9″ (14 × 22 cm)
5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
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