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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Oplismenus undulatifolius   FAMILY Poaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Oplismenus undulatifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)

Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius

INCLUDED WITHIN The genera of Paniceae (Gramineae: Panicoideae) in the se. US (Crins, 1991)

Oplismenus hirtellus

 

COMMON NAME:
Wavyleaf Basketgrass


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image of Oplismenus undulatifolius, Wavyleaf Basketgrass

Kerrie L. Kyde, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org    bug_5389748_ppt

August?    Prince George's County    MD

Little Paint Branch Park

Leaf sheaths and culm axis are pilose with hairs 3-5mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Oplismenus undulatifolius, Wavyleaf Basketgrass

Kerrie L. Kyde, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org    bug_5389750_ppt

August?    Prince George's County    MD

Little Paint Branch Park

Leaf length 2.5-10cm, the longest leaves with long-acuminate tips, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

image of Oplismenus undulatifolius, Wavyleaf Basketgrass

Kerrie L. Kyde, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org    bug_5389751_ppt

September?        MD

Florets pinkish w long sticky awns that readily adhere to animals & people, per New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018).

image of Oplismenus undulatifolius, Wavyleaf Basketgrass

Kerrie L. Kyde, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org    bug_5390042_ppt

September?        MD

Typical plant growth habit in a closed-canopy mesic forest.

image of Oplismenus undulatifolius, Wavyleaf Basketgrass

Kerrie L. Kyde, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org    bug_5390043_ppt

December        MD

After senescence, WLBG is still obvious in the forest in mid-December.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Oplismenus undulatifolius   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oplismenus undulatifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius

INCLUDED WITHIN The genera of Paniceae (Gramineae: Panicoideae) in the se. US (Crins, 1991)
Oplismenus hirtellus

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3799

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eastern Hemisphere

Rare

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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

 

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