Amphicarpum

Amphicarpum (common name maidencane)[2] is a genus of North American plants in the grass family, found only in the eastern United States.[3][4]

Species[5][6][7]

• Amphicarpum amphicarpon (Pursh) Nash - MA NJ NY DE FL GA MD NC SC VA
• Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum (Schult.) Hitchc. - AL FL GA NC SC

Amphicarpum
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Supertribe:	Panicodae
Tribe:	Paniceae
Subtribe:	Boivinellinae
Genus:	Amphicarpum Kunth[1]
Type species
Amphicarpum purshii (syn of A. amphicarpon) Kunth

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

References

1. Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1829. Révision des Graminées 1(2): 28
2. United States Department of Agriculture, Plants Profile, Amphicarpum Kunth, maidencane
3. Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
4. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
5. Kewe World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
6. The Plant List search for Amphicarpum
7. "Amphicarpum". County-level distribution maps from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.

External links

• "Amphicarpum amphicarpon (Pursh's blue maidencane)". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society.