Rottboellia campestris

Rottboellia campestris

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Tribe: Andropogoneae
Subtribe: Rottboelliinae
Genus: Rottboellia
Species:
R. campestris
Binomial name
Rottboellia campestris
Synonyms
  • Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash
  • Manisuris campestris (Nutt.) Hitchc.
  • Ischaemum scariosum Walter
  • Manisuris cylindrica (Michx.) Kuntze
  • Mnesithea cylindrica (Michx.) de Koning & Sosef
  • Rottboellia cylindrica (Michx.) Torr.
  • Tripsacum cylindricum Michx.

Rottboellia campestris, synonyms including Coelorachis cylindrica and Mnesithea cylindrica, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae. It is known by the common names cylinder jointtail grass, Carolina jointgrass, and pitted jointgrass. It is native to the southeastern United States.