Characteristics
Monocots
Saccharum giganteum (Walter)Pers.
SUGARCANE PLUMEGRASS
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The native species of Saccharum s.lat. are often placed in the genus Erianthus. The genera Miscanthidium, Erianthus s.str., and Saccharum s.str. form a clade (Lloyd Evans et al. 2019).
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Classification
POALES
Saccharum giganteum (Walter)Pers. - SUGARCANE PLUMEGRASS
Citation
SACCHARUM GIGANTEUM (Walter) Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 103. 1805.
Anthoxanthum giganteum Walter 1788.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Walter s.n. (neotype: BM). Neotypified by Hitchcock, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 33. 1905; D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 410. 2007.
Species Distribution Map

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Saccharum giganteum - 25
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Saccharum giganteum - 25
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