Cinna arundinacea

L.
Common names: Stout woodreed Sweet woodreed Cinna roseau
Endemic
Synonyms: Cinna arundinacea var. inexpansa
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 774.

Culms 28-185 cm, somewhat bulbous at the base; nodes 5-13. Ligules 2-10 mm; blades to 34.5 cm long, 3-19 mm wide. Panicles 6.5-55 cm; branches ascending to spreading. Spikelets (3.5)4-6(7.5) mm; rachilla prolongations 0.1-0.4 mm, sometimes absent. Lower glumes (2.7)3.5-5(6.1) mm, somewhat shorter than the lemmas, 1-veined; upper glumes (3.5)4-6(7.5) mm, equal to or slightly longer than the lemmas, 3-veined; stipes 0.25-0.65 mm; lemmas (2.7)3.5-5(6.4) mm, 3(5)-veined, awns 0.2-1.5 mm, rarely absent; paleas 1-veined; anthers 1, 0.8-1.9 mm. Caryopses 2.1-2.8 mm. 2n = 28.

Distribution

Conn., N.J., N.Y., W.Va., Del., D.C., Wis., N.B., Ont., Que., N.H., Tex., La., Tenn., N.C., S.C., Pa., Va., Mass., Maine, R.I., Vt., Ala., Kans., N.Dak., Nebr., Okla., S.Dak., Ark., Ill., Ga., Ind., Iowa, Md., Ohio, Mo., Minn., Mich., Mont., Miss., Ky.

Discussion

Cinna arundinacea grows in southeastern Canada and throughout most of the eastern United States, at 0-900 m. It is most common in moist woodlands and swamps, depressions, along streams, and in floodplains and upland woods. It is less frequent in wet meadows, marshes, and disturbed sites. It flowers in late summer to fall. Cinna arundinacea is most easily distinguished from C. latifolia by its 3-veined upper glumes and larger spikelets.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Stout woodreed +, Sweet woodreed +  and Cinna roseau +
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