About Coleataenia tenera (Beyr. ex Trin.) Soreng
Coleataenia tenera, commonly called southeastern panicgrass, is a grass species. Its distribution covers the southeastern United States, ranging from North Carolina to Florida and extending west to Texas, as well as the West Indies, Mexico, and all of Central America. This species is classified as a facultative wetland species, and it grows in habitats including depression meadows, wet pinelands, and bogs. In Florida's Everglades National Park, it is a dominant species within the short-hydroperiod prairie habitat type.
