American Cupscale Sacciolepis striata (Linnaeus) NashEndangered (MD)  -  S1 (Highly state rare)  -  Coastal Plain only    Synonyms: Gibbous Panic-grass, Panicum gibbum.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Poales   >   Family Poaceae   >   Genus Sacciolepis   

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American Cupscale is a very rare grass that is only found on the coastal plain (Terrell & Peterson, 2009).

There are 12 records in the project database.

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American Cupscale in Charles Co., Maryland (8/31/2009). Highly state rare (S1) and state endangered. Previously only known from the Eastern Shore. Some references use its genus as its common name: Sacciolepis. Photo by Kerry Wixted. (MBP list)

American Cupscale in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/14/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

American Cupscale in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/14/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

American Cupscale in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)


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