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Blackseed Needlegrass
Piptochaetium avenaceum
2,149 observations in the source records
28 photos
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What the records say
- 2,149 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Texas winter grassNassella leucotricha
Poverty oatgrassDanthonia spicata
porcupine needlegrassHesperostipa spartea
Florida speargrassPiptochaetium avenacioides
wavy hair-grassAvenella flexuosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,741 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 215 |
| Georgia | 184 |
| Texas | 150 |
| Alabama | 149 |
| Virginia | 121 |
| South Carolina | 105 |
| Massachusetts | 101 |
| New York | 99 |
| Connecticut | 77 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Grass-like growth formListed by a harvested source as having a graminoid or grass-like growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | needlegrass · Piptochaetium |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
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Practise Blackseed Needlegrass with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.