View source for Scolochloa festucacea

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|accepted_name=Scolochloa festucacea
|accepted_authority=(Willd.) Link
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|common_names=Common rivergrass;Whitetop
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|name=Fluminia festucacea
|authority=
|rank=species
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|hierarchy=Poaceae;Poaceae subfam. Pooideae;Poaceae tribe Poeae;Scolochloa;Scolochloa festucacea
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Poaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Poaceae subfam. Pooideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Poaceae tribe Poeae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Scolochloa]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Scolochloa festucacea]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 24
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=page 734
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Culms </b>70-200 cm tall, 6-8 mm thick at the base. <b>Ligules</b> 3-7(9) mm; blades 20-45 cm long, 4-12 mm wide. <b>Panicles</b> 15-30 cm; primary branches ascending to divergent, with spikelets appressed to the branches. <b>Spikelets</b> 7-11 mm. <b>Lower</b> glumes 5-8 mm; upper glumes 6.5-10 mm; calluses about 0.5 mm; lemmas 4-9 mm; paleas about as long as the lemmas; anthers 2-4 mm. <b>2n</b> = 28.</span><!--

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|distribution=Mont.;Wyo.;Alaska;Minn.;Oreg.;Kans.;Iowa;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.W.T.;Sask.;Yukon;Idaho;N.Dak.;Nebr.;S.Dak.
|discussion=<p><i>Scolochloa festucacea</i> grows in ponds, marshes, seasonally flooded basins, and the shallow margins of freshwater to moderately saline lakes and streams. It provides good nesting cover for some waterfowl and shorebirds, and can provide valuable forage for livestock and wildlife. It does not compete well with hybrid cattails (Typba latifolia x <i>T. angustifolia</i> or <i>T. domingensis</i>).</p>
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name=Scolochloa festucacea
|authority=(Willd.) Link
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Fluminia festucacea
|basionyms=
|family=Poaceae
|illustrator=Linda Ann Vorobik
|illustration copyright=Utah State University
|distribution=Mont.;Wyo.;Alaska;Minn.;Oreg.;Kans.;Iowa;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.W.T.;Sask.;Yukon;Idaho;N.Dak.;Nebr.;S.Dak.
|reference=None
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|subfamily=Poaceae subfam. Pooideae
|tribe=Poaceae tribe Poeae
|genus=Scolochloa
|species=Scolochloa festucacea
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