Gymnopogon ambiguus (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Gymnopogon ambiguus (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Gymnopogon ambiguus (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Gymnopogon ambiguus is a perennial grass found across much of the eastern and southern United States in open, dry habitats.

Family
Genus
Gymnopogon
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Gymnopogon ambiguus (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Gymnopogon ambiguus (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. is a perennial grass. It grows between 3 and 7 decimeters tall, which is approximately 11.8 to 27.5 inches. Its leaves can grow up to 6 centimeters in length, and their width ranges from 2 to 8 millimeters. This species has a distribution ranging from Pennsylvania to Illinois, extending south through Florida to Texas. It grows in prairies, woodlands, barrens, and dry fields.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Gymnopogon

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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