Monocotyledon Order: Poales Family: Poaceae, Grass Family Synonymy: Dichanthelium fusiorme (Hitchc.) Harville; Panicum aciculare Desv. ex Poir.; Panicum aciculare Desv. ex Poir. var. arenocoloides (Ashe) Beetle; Panicum arenocoloides Ashe; Panicum bennettense W.V. Brown; Panicum delawarense Ashe (Type); Panicum fisiforme Hitchc.; Panicum nemopanthum Ashe; Panicum neuranthum Griseb.; Panicum orthophyllum Ashe; Panicum ovinum Scribn. & J.G. Sm.; … [Read more...] about Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark – Bristling Rosette Panic Grass
Eragrostis hirsuta (Michx.) Nees – Bigtop or Stout Love Grass
Moncotyledon Order: Poales Family: Poaceae, Grass Family Synonymy: E. hirsuta (Michx.) Nees var. laevivaginata Fern. Lower Taxa: none according FNA 2002. Origin: Native, southeastern North America Habit: Herbaceous, graminoid, perennial, cespitose Habitat: Open sandy soil; occasionally aggressive and opportunistic in disturbed dry sand areas. Range: New Jersey specimens from Atlantic and Camden,observed in Burlington (K. Anderson-Palmyra, JR … [Read more...] about Eragrostis hirsuta (Michx.) Nees – Bigtop or Stout Love Grass
Philadelphia Botanical Club’s Bayard Long Award Now Available
Janet Novak, Club President and a member of the Flora Project, has asked to help spread the word about the Bayard Long Award. This is the club’s grant for students doing botanical research. To be eligible, the research must be related to plants that occur within a 50-mile radius of Philadelphia. Note that the research doesn't have to be done in this area -- it's enough to be studying species that occur in this area. The award is generally $500. We give out two awards a year, and the deadline … [Read more...] about Philadelphia Botanical Club’s Bayard Long Award Now Available
Plant of the Month
September 2026 Plant of the Month Cornus amomum Mill.; Silky Dogwood, Red-Willow The September Plant of the Month is a common native shrub found in open meadows, stream banks, and other open wet habitats outside of the Pine Barrens. Silky dogwood grows on rich soils and is often growing in association with other rich substrate wetland shrubs such as Ilex verticilata, Viburnum dentatum, and Sambucus canadensis. Hough (1983) identifies a statewide distribution diminishing in the Pine Barrens. … [Read more...] about Plant of the Month
Panicum amarum Elliot var. amarulum (Hitchc. & Chase) P.G. Palmer
Monocotyledon Order: Poales Family: Poaceae, Grass Family Synonymy: P. amarulum A.S. Hitchcock & Chase; P. amarum (Hitchc. & Chase) ssp. amarulum Freckman & LeLong Lower Taxa: Panicm amarum Ell. var. amarum Origin: Native, eastern North America Coastal Plain Habit: Herbaceous, graminoid, perennial grass; densely cespitose Habitat: Open moist to dry sand near coast, typically on sand dunes of Atlantic Coast Range: New Jersey specimens … [Read more...] about Panicum amarum Elliot var. amarulum (Hitchc. & Chase) P.G. Palmer