Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• Basionym: Milium muhlenbergianum Schult.

Common names:

• blue maidencane  (Source: Proc E Nat Grass Sym) - English

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: forage
• Environmental: revegetator (for wetlands) revegetator (for wetlands)

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

• SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (s.), Florida, Georgia (s.), North Carolina (s.-c.), South Carolina]

References:

1. Duncan, W. H. & J. T. Kartesz. 1981. Vascular flora of Georgia: an annotated checklist.
2. Englert, J. 1999. New and upcoming native grass releases from the Eastern US Plant Materials Centers. Proceedings of the Second Eastern Native Grass Symposium, November 17-19, 1999. Baltimore, Maryland 2:129.
3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4. Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
5. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
6. Long, R. W. & O. Lakela. 1971. A flora of tropical Florida.
7. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=416209. Accessed 3 July 2024.