Monocotyledon
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae, Grass Family
Synonymy: None.
Lower Taxa: None
Origin: Native, eastern North America
Habit: Annual
Habitat: Open moist sand, disturbed areas
Range: Eleven (11) south New Jersey counties; 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:A weedy annual grass associated with acid environments in open wet meadows and pond edges. Often found on disturbed moist sand. Species best identified by warty spikelets.
Reference Specimen: J. Arsenault & C. Williams, #407, Marlton, Burlington County, 8/10/1978; Rutgers Camden #000815.
