| Blue-maidencane
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| Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum
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| Poaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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An occasional element in a variety of freshwater wetlands. |
| Availability: |
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Rarely grown by native plant nurseries. |
| Description: |
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Medium herbaceous grass. |
| Height: |
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Typically 1-2 feet in height. Spreading by horizontal stems (stolons) and forming large patches. |
| Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
| Range: |
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Southeastern United States south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties. |
| Habitats: |
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Wet pinelands, cypress swamps, marshes and wet disturbed sites. |
| Soils: |
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Wet to moist, moderately well-drained sandy soils, without humusy top layer. |
| Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils and may become aggressive with excess nutrients. |
| Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
| Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
| Drought Tolerance: |
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Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought. |
| Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
| Flower Color: |
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Brownish inflorescence. |
| Flower Characteristics: |
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Inconspicuous. |
| Flowering Season: |
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Fall. |
| Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous caryopsis. |
| Wildlife and Ecology: |
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The above ground flowers are sterile; fertile flowers are borne below ground on slender subterranean branches. |
| Horticultural Notes: |
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Can be grown by division. |
| Comments: |
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Grasses, Sedges and Rushes of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida website.
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