Amphicarpum

Amphicarpum (common name maidencane)[2] is a genus of North American plants in the grass family, found only in the eastern United States.[3][4]

Amphicarpum
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Boivinellinae
Genus: Amphicarpum
Kunth[1]
Type species
Amphicarpum purshii
(syn of A. amphicarpon)

Description

Amphicarpum is mostly found in the Northeast and Southeast United States. [5] It is usually found in wetlands near rivers and lakes. The grass has two types of flowers, one aerial type and an underground type which self-fertilizes. [6]

Species[7][8]

See also

References
  1. Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1829. Révision des Graminées 1(2): 28
  2. United States Department of Agriculture, Plants Profile, Amphicarpum Kunth, maidencane
  3. Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  4. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. "Amphicarpum". County-level distribution maps from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  6. "Amphicarpum amphicarpon". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. Kewe World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  8. The Plant List search for Amphicarpum


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