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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Agrostidinae |
| Genus: | Limnodea L.H.Dewey |
| Species: | L. arkanasana |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnodea arkanasana (Nutt.) L.H.Dewey | |
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Limnodea, with the common name Ozark grass, is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. The type species is Greenia arkansana Nutt..
The only known species of the annual bunchgrass is Limnodea arkansana.
Distribution
Limnodea arkansana is native to northeastern Mexico in Coahuila and Tamaulipas states; and to the South-Central/Midwestern and Southeastern United States, in Arkansas (including the Ozarks), Oklahoma, East Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, and the Florida Panhandle.
It grows in dry and usually sandy soils, in prairie, open woodland, and river bank habitats; and in disturbed areas. Along the Gulf Coast, it is found on upper beaches where shells accumulate, and on maritime shell mounds and middens.
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- US Department of Agriculture plant profile, Limnodea arkansana (Nutt.) L.H. Dewey, Ozark grass
- ^ Nuttall, Thomas. 1835. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 5(6): 142–143 generic description in Latin, specific description and commentary in English
- Dewey, Lyster Hoxie. 1894. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 2(3): 518 in English
- Bentham, George. 1881. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 19: 58 in English
- Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code) see § 7.3
- Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- Alabama Plant Atlas
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
External links
- USDA Plants Profile for Limnodea arkansana (Ozark grass)
- The Online Grass Manual: Limnodea + Limnodea arkansana
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| Limnodea |
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| Limnodea arkansana |
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- Pooideae
- Bunchgrasses of North America
- Grasses of Mexico
- Grasses of the United States
- Flora of Northeastern Mexico
- Flora of the United States
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Grasses of Alabama
- Native grasses of Oklahoma
- Native grasses of Texas
- Monotypic Poaceae genera
- Plants described in 1835
- Taxa named by Thomas Nuttall
- Pooideae stubs