Chasmanthium latifolium

Chasmanthium latifolium
	Chasmanthium latifolium
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Chasmanthium
Species:	C. latifolium
Binomial name
	Chasmanthium latifolium; (Michx.) Yates

Chasmanthium latifolium, known as fish-on-a-fishing-pole, northern wood-oats, inland sea oats, northern sea oats, and river oats is a species of grass native to the central and eastern United States, Manitoba, and northeastern Mexico; it grows as far north as Pennsylvania and Michigan,^[2] where it is a threatened species.^[3] The species was previously classified as Uniola latifolia (André Michaux).

Description

Chasmanthium latifolium is a cool-season, rhizomatous, perennial grass with culms about 1 m [3 feet] tall.^[4] The inflorescence is an open, nodding panicle of laterally compressed (flattened) spikelets. The plant typically grows in wooded areas and riparian zones.^[5]

Gardens

*Chasmanthium latifolium*, northern sea oats

It is used in landscaping in North America, where it is noted as a relatively rare native grass that thrives in partial shade; the plant is recommended for USDA hardiness zones 3–9 in acidic sands, loams, and clays.^[6]^[7]

Ecology

It is a larval host plant for the Northern Pearly-Eye, and its seeds are food for birds and mammals.^[8] It is also eaten by the caterpillars of the pepper and salt skipper, Bell's roadside skipper, and bronzed roadside skipper butterflies.^[9]

References

^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
^ "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
^ "Chasmanthium latifolium (Indian Woodoats)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
^ Navarrete-Tindall, Nadia (Summer 2010). "Native Cool-Season Grasses in Missouri". Missouri Prairie Journal. 31 (2): 20–25.
^ "PLANTS Profile for Chasmanthium latifolium (Indian woodoats)". PLANTS database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
^ "Northern Sea Oats - Ornamental Grasses - University of Illinois Extension". University of Illinois.
^ "NPIN: Chasmanthium latifolium (inland sea oats)". Native Plant Information Network. University of Texas. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
^ "Chasmanthium latifolium". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2021-01-20.

External links

USDA Plant Profile Chasmanthium latifolium

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[1] "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.

[2] "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

[3] "Chasmanthium latifolium (Indian Woodoats)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2010-07-08.

[4] Navarrete-Tindall, Nadia (Summer 2010). "Native Cool-Season Grasses in Missouri". Missouri Prairie Journal. 31 (2): 20–25.

[5] "PLANTS Profile for Chasmanthium latifolium (Indian woodoats)". PLANTS database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-07-08.

[6] "Northern Sea Oats - Ornamental Grasses - University of Illinois Extension". University of Illinois.

[7] "NPIN: Chasmanthium latifolium (inland sea oats)". Native Plant Information Network. University of Texas. Retrieved 2010-07-08.

[8] "Chasmanthium latifolium". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2021-01-20.

[9] "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2021-01-20.

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