Erianthus coarctatus Fernald

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Maryland

• County/Municipio

  Dorchester Co.

• Locality

  Jones Thicket Road about 1.2 mi W. of the intersection with Indiantown Road.

• Coordinates

  38.5474, -75.7993

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Harvard University, Gray Herbarium (GH)
PLANTS OF MARYLAND
Saccharum coarctatum (Fern.) R.D. Webster
POACEAE
Herbs to 8ft tall, occasional, mostly with solitary steins.
Growing at the edge of a forest on a sunny roadside in sandy
organic soil (Hurlock sandy loam; coarse-loamy, siliceous,
semiactive, mesic Typic Endoaquults). Growing with Acer
rubrum, Achillea millefolium, Agalinis purpurea var.
purpurea, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Andropogon glomeratus,
A. virginicus, Aralia spinosa, Aristida purpurascens, Aronia
sp. (rare), Arthraxon hispidus, Baptisia tinctoria, Bidens
polylepis, Calamagrostis coarctata (= C. cinnoides), Campsis
radicans (rare), Chamaecrista fasciculata, Chasmanthium
laxum, Chimaphila maculata (rare), Cladina subtenuis (=
Cladonia subtenuis), Clethra alnifolia, Desmodium
paniculatum, Dichanthelium scoparium, Diospyros
virginiana, Diphasiastrum digitatum (rare), Eragrostis
spectabilis, Eupatorium hyssopifolium var. hyssopifolium, E.
rotundifolium, E. serotinum, Eurybia spectabilis (= Aster
spectabilis), Euthamia graminifolia, Gaylussacia frondosa,
Gentiana catesbaei (rare), Helianthus angustifolius,
Hypericum stans (rare), Ilex opaca, Kalmia lati/olia,
Kummerowia stipulacea, Lespedeza angustifolia, L. cuneata,
L. procumbens, Liquidambar styraciflua, Lonicera japonica,
Lycopus sp., Myrica cerifera, Nyssa sylvatica, Panicum
rigidulum var. pubescens, P. virgatum, Paspalum floridanum,
P. notatum (uncommon), Pinus taeda, P. virginiana (rare),
Polygala mariana, Populus grandidentata, Potentilla
canadensis, Prunus serotina (rare), Pteridium aquilinum,
Pycnanthemum setosum, Quercus alba, Q. nigra, Q. phellos
(rare), Q. stellata (rare), Q. velutina, Rhexia virginica, Rhus
copallinum (rare), Rosa multiflora, Rubus argutus, Sassafras
albidum, Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium,
Scutellaria integrifolia, Setaria sp., Smilax rotundifolia,
Solidago canadensis, S. odora (rare), S. puberula, S. rugosa,
Sphagnum carolinianum, S. strictum, Symphyotrichum
dumosum (= Aster dumosus), Toxicodendron radicans (rare),
Tridens flavus & Vaccinium corymbosum. Mostly in a
powerline right-of-way along the edge of Jones Thicket Road,
about 1,2mi W. of the intersection with Indiantown Road.
Dorchester Co. Elev. about 35ft. Within about 200ft of this
point: 38° 32' 50.8"N, 75° 47' 57.5"W; UTM 18 430347E,
4266865N (NAD83/WGS84).
Coll. Doug Goldman #3948 28 September 2007