Synonymy: P. longifolium Torr.; Panicum longifolium var. pubescens (Vasey) Fernald; P. anceps var. pubescens Vasey; P. longifolium var. tusketense Fernald
Lower Taxa: none
Origin: Native, North America
Habit: Herbaceous, graminoid, perennial clumping grass
Habitat: Wet sands and peat soil; spungs and intermittent ponds of Outer Coastal Plain
Range: New Jersey counties except Essex, Hudson, Somerset, Morris, Warren and Sussex, P, CP-N and S
Frequency: Common
Rank/Status: G5, S4/5; none
Wetland Status: FACW
Flowering & Reproduction: Flowering in July, spikelets mature in fall
Comments: Common Pinelands redtop variety, associated with acid environments, in open wet meadows and pond edges. Plants have a ciliate ligules and stipitate spikelets that are between 2 and 2.7 mm.
Reference Specimen: William H. White, #150, Atlantic Co., Hunters Mill, 7/19/1930, CHRU #63241.