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Sphenopholis Nitida
''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family. They are known generally as wedgescales. ; Species * ''Sphenopholis filiformis'' - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA * '' Sphenopholis intermedia'' - slender wedgescale - Canada (every province + territory except Nunavut), USA (every state except California + Hawaii) * ''Sphenopholis interrupta'' - CO OK AZ NM TX LA, Baja California * '' Sphenopholis longiflora'' - Texas wedgescale - TX OK AR LA * '' Sphenopholis nitida'' - shiny wedgescale - Ontario, eastern half of United States * ''Sphenopholis obtusata'' - prairie wedgescale - widespread in contiguous United States + southern Canada, plus Hawaii, Mexico + Hispaniola * '' Sphenopholis × pallens'' - scattered locations in eastern half of USA—hybrid ''S. obtusata × S. pensylvanica'' * ''Sphenopholis pensylvanica ''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the gra ...
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Sphenopholis Obtusata
''Sphenopholis obtusata'' is a species of grass known by the common names prairie wedgescale and prairie wedge grass. It is native to North America where it is widespread across southern Canada and the United States. It occurs in many types of habitat, including prairie, marshes, dunes, and disturbed areas. Description ''Sphenopholis obtusata'' is a perennial bunchgrass growing 20 centimeters to well over one meter in maximum height. The short leaves have ligules with jagged tips. The inflorescence is generally a dense, spikelike panicle A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are of ... of oval-shaped spikelets. The inflorescence is greenish white, darkening brownish as it matures. References External linksJepson Manual Treatment
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Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning , Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, it is the third-most populous. The state capital is Tallahassee, and the most populous city is Jacksonville. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the ninth-most populous in the United States; other urban conurbations with over one million people are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville. Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León became the first k ...
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Sphenopholis Nitida
''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family. They are known generally as wedgescales. ; Species * ''Sphenopholis filiformis'' - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA * '' Sphenopholis intermedia'' - slender wedgescale - Canada (every province + territory except Nunavut), USA (every state except California + Hawaii) * ''Sphenopholis interrupta'' - CO OK AZ NM TX LA, Baja California * '' Sphenopholis longiflora'' - Texas wedgescale - TX OK AR LA * '' Sphenopholis nitida'' - shiny wedgescale - Ontario, eastern half of United States * ''Sphenopholis obtusata'' - prairie wedgescale - widespread in contiguous United States + southern Canada, plus Hawaii, Mexico + Hispaniola * '' Sphenopholis × pallens'' - scattered locations in eastern half of USA—hybrid ''S. obtusata × S. pensylvanica'' * ''Sphenopholis pensylvanica ''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the gra ...
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Sphenopholis Longiflora
''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family. They are known generally as wedgescales. ; Species * ''Sphenopholis filiformis'' - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA * '' Sphenopholis intermedia'' - slender wedgescale - Canada (every province + territory except Nunavut), USA (every state except California + Hawaii) * ''Sphenopholis interrupta'' - CO OK AZ NM TX LA, Baja California * '' Sphenopholis longiflora'' - Texas wedgescale - TX OK AR LA * ''Sphenopholis nitida'' - shiny wedgescale - Ontario, eastern half of United States * ''Sphenopholis obtusata'' - prairie wedgescale - widespread in contiguous United States + southern Canada, plus Hawaii, Mexico + Hispaniola * '' Sphenopholis × pallens'' - scattered locations in eastern half of USA—hybrid ''S. obtusata × S. pensylvanica'' * ''Sphenopholis pensylvanica ''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the gras ...
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Baja California
Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California (). It has an area of (3.57% of the land mass of Mexico) and comprises the northern half of the Baja California Peninsula, north of the 28th parallel, plus oceanic Guadalupe Island. The mainland portion of the state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean; on the east by Sonora, the U.S. state of Arizona, and the Gulf of California; on the north by the U.S. state of California; and on the south by Baja California Sur. The state has an estimated population of 3,769,020 as of 2020, significantly higher than the sparsely populated Baja California Sur to the south, and similar to San Diego County, California, to its north. Over 75% of ...
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New Mexico
) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Keres, Zuni , Governor = , Lieutenant Governor = , Legislature = New Mexico Legislature , Upperhouse = Senate , Lowerhouse = House of Representatives , Judiciary = New Mexico Supreme Court , Senators = * * , Representative = * * * , postal_code = NM , TradAbbreviation = N.M., N.Mex. , area_rank = 5th , area_total_sq_mi = 121,591 , area_total_km2 = 314,915 , area_land_sq_mi = 121,298 , area_land_km2 = 314,161 , area_water_sq_mi = 292 , area_water_km2 = 757 , area_water_percent = 0.24 , population_as_of = 2020 , population_rank = 36th , 2010Pop = 2,117,522 , population_density_rank = 45th , 2000DensityUS = 17.2 , 2000Density = 6.62 , MedianHouseholdIncome = $51,945 , IncomeRank = 45th , AdmittanceOrder = ...
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Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Four Corners region with Utah to the north, Colorado to the northeast, and New Mexico to the east; its other neighboring states are Nevada to the northwest, California to the west and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest. Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. Historically part of the territory of in New Spain, it became part of independent Mexico in 1821. After being defeated in the Mexican–American War, Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848. The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase. Southern Arizona is known for its desert cl ...
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Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. Colorado is the eighth most extensive and 21st most populous U.S. state. The 2020 United States census enumerated the population of Colorado at 5,773,714, an increase of 14.80% since the 2010 United States census. The region has been inhabited by Native Americans and their ancestors for at least 13,500 years and possibly much longer. The eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains was a major migration route for early peoples who spread throughout the Americas. "''Colorado''" is the Spanish adjective meaning "ruddy", the color of the Fountain Formation outcroppings found up and down the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861, and on August 1, 1876, U.S. President Ulyss ...
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Sphenopholis Interrupta
''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family. They are known generally as wedgescales. ; Species * ''Sphenopholis filiformis'' - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA * '' Sphenopholis intermedia'' - slender wedgescale - Canada (every province + territory except Nunavut), USA (every state except California + Hawaii) * '' Sphenopholis interrupta'' - CO OK AZ NM TX LA, Baja California * '' Sphenopholis longiflora'' - Texas wedgescale - TX OK AR LA * '' Sphenopholis nitida'' - shiny wedgescale - Ontario, eastern half of United States * ''Sphenopholis obtusata'' - prairie wedgescale - widespread in contiguous United States + southern Canada, plus Hawaii, Mexico + Hispaniola * '' Sphenopholis × pallens'' - scattered locations in eastern half of USA—hybrid ''S. obtusata × S. pensylvanica'' * ''Sphenopholis pensylvanica ''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the gr ...
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Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the ''Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act'', which provided this territory to the Inuit for independent government. The boundaries had been drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the territorial evolution of Canada, first major change to Canada's political map in half a century since the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland was admitted in 1949. Nunavut comprises a major portion of Northern Canada and most of the Arctic Archipelago. Its vast territory makes it the list of the largest country subdivisions by area, fifth-largest country subdivision in the world, as well as North America's second-largest (after Greenland). The capital Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay), on Baffin Islan ...
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Sphenopholis Intermedia
''Sphenopholis intermedia'', the slender wedgegrass or slender wedgescale, is an annual grass native to North America. The specific epithet "''intermedia''" means "intermediate". The diploid number is 14. Description ''Sphenopholis intermedia'' is a slender grass growing tall. The leaf sheaths can be pubescent or glabrous. The ligules are and often appear erose-ciliate and lacerate. The upper leaf blades are half as long or as long as their sheaths and are scabrous on their nerves. Most leaf blades are broad and flat or slightly rolled. The lax panicles are long and tend to nod. The spikelets are long. The glumes are scabrous on their keels, with the first linear-attenuate and the second oblanceolate. The lemmas are lanceolate and are glabrous except for the most distal lemmas, which become scabrous at their ends. The anthers are long. The paleas are thin, narrow, and slightly shorter than the lemmas. ''S. intermedia'' flowers from June into August. Distribution and h ...
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the nation with over 13 million residents as of 2020. It is the 33rd-largest state by area and ranks ninth among all states in population density. The southeastern Delaware Valley metropolitan area comprises and surrounds Philadelphia, the state's largest and nation's sixth most populous city. Another 2.37 million reside in Greater Pittsburgh in the southwest, centered around Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest and Western Pennsylvania's largest city. The state's su ...
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