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Coelorachis cylindrica

Carolina jointgrass, cylinder jointtail grass
Habit Plants shortly rhizomatous.
Culms

60-120 cm, terete.
Sheaths

terete;

ligules 0.2-0.8 mm.
Caryopses

about 2.2 mm.
Rames

6.5-12.5 cm, often purple.
Sessile

spikelets 5-5.5 mm;

lower glumes with circular pits on the sides, the central region initially smooth, usually developing rectangular pits at maturity, occasionally remaining smooth;

upper lemmas and paleas 4-4.5 mm.
Pedicellate

spikelets 1-2 mm.
2n

= 18.

Coelorachis cylindrica
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; FL; GA; KS; LA; MO; MS; NC; OK; SC; TX
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Discussion

Coelorachis cylindrica is native to the southeastern United States, where it grows in tallgrass prairies, the edges of forests, and roadsides. The specimen from Michigan was found in an old field, in association with many native species. Its source is unknown.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 25, p. 688.
Parent taxa Poaceae > subfam. Panicoideae > tribe Andropogoneae > Coelorachis
Sibling taxa
C. rugosa, C. tessellata, C. tuberculosa
Synonyms Mnesithsa cylindrica, Manisuris cylindrica
Name authority (Michx.) Nash
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