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Toothache grass

Ctenium aromaticum

Toothache grass
Photo: John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 us
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Native range
New Jersey to SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Ctenium aromaticum is a species of grass known by the common name toothache grass. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it grows on the coastal plain.

This is a perennial grass that forms clumps of stems reaching 1 to 1.5 meters (3 ft 3 in to 4 ft 11 in) in maximum height. The leaves are up to 46 centimeters (18 in) long. The inflorescence is a panicle with one branch that is up to 15 centimeters (5.9 in) long and lined on one side with two rows of spikelets. Each spikelet is roughly 1 centimeter (0.39 in) long.

Other Ctenium plants

Ctenium elegans · Florida orangegrass · Toothache grass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ctenium aromaticum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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