Tripsacum floridanum

Florida Gamagrass

  • Family: Poaceae
  • Form: Clumping, herbaceous grass reaching 2-3 ft.
  • Leaves: Simple, linear
  • Stem/Bark: Herbaceous
  • Flower: Spiked inflorescence, inconspicuous
  • Fruit: Caryopsis
  • Comments: Tripsacum floridanum is smaller with finer foliage than the other FL native Tripsacum grass, Tripsacum dactyloides
  • Additional Resources:
    Florida Native Plant Society
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