Plant Profile: Amphicarpum amphicarpon

Taxonomy: Amphicarpum amphicarpon

Names

Pursh's Blue Maidencane

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Genus:Amphicarpum

Species:amphicarpon

Family:Poaceae

Pursh's blue maidencane is a yearly grass belonging to the Poaceae family. This species thrives in sandy pine forests, wetlands, and along the banks of rivers and shores throughout the eastern United States.

Amphicarpum amphicarpon Feature Summary

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Amphicarpum amphicarpon Feature Summary

Attributes
Distribution:
North America, northeastern USA and southeast
Leaves
Leaf Description:
Linear or lanceolate hairy leaves mostly basal.
Leaf Shape:
Linear
Lanceolate
Whole Plant Traits
Plant Type:
Annual
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Cultural Conditions
Soil Drainage:
Occasionally Wet
Occasional Flooding
Flowers
Stem

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Amphicarpum amphicarpon Attributes

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Country Or Region Of Origin

Eastern U.S.A.

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Distribution

North America, northeastern USA and southeast

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Amphicarpum amphicarpon Leaves

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Leaf Description

Linear or lanceolate hairy leaves mostly basal.

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Leaf Color

spa
Green

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Amphicarpum amphicarpon Whole Plant Traits

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Amphicarpum amphicarpon Cultural Conditions

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Soil Texture

Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky

Amphicarpum amphicarpon Flowers

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Flower Inflorescence

Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel

Amphicarpum amphicarpon Stem

Amphicarpum amphicarpon: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes