The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Family Name:
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Genus:
Schizachne Hack. Hack.
Species:
Schizachne purpurascens (Torrey) Swallen
Species Common Name:
False medic
Habitat:
Moist, sandy, wooded slopes; algific talus slopes
Abundance and Distribution:
Frequent in Paleozoic Plateau; rare elsewhere
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Paleozoic Plateau: Sandy Areas
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e16564