Chasmanthium latifolium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Chasmanthieae
Genus: Chasmanthium
Species: Chasmanthium latifolium
Name

Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) H.O.Yates
References

Southwestern Naturalist. Dallas, TX 11:416. 1966
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06]. [1]

Chasmanthium latifolium, known as woodoats, inland sea oats, northern sea oats, and river oats is a grass native to the central and eastern United States, Manitoba, and northeastern Mexico; it grows as far north as Pennsylvania and Michigan,[1] where it is a threatened species.[2] The species was previously classified as Uniola latifolia (André Michaux).

Description

Chasmanthium latifolium is a cool-season, rhizomatous perennial grass with stems about 1 m [3 feet] tall.[3] The plant typically grows in wooded areas and riparian zones.[4]
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.[5][6]
Ecology

It is a larval host plant for the Northern Pearly-Eye, and its seeds are food for birds and mammals.[7] It is also eaten by the caterpillars of the pepper and salt skipper, Bell's roadside skipper, and bronzed roadside skipper butterflies.[8]
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
"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.