Amphicarpum
{{Short description|Genus of grasses}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum.jpg
|image_caption = Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum
|display_parents = 4
|taxon = Amphicarpum
|authority = Kunth[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/681963#page/29/mode/1up Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1829. Révision des Graminées 1(2): 28]
|type_species = Amphicarpum purshii
(syn of A. amphicarpon)
|type_species_authority = Kunth
}}
Amphicarpum (common name maidencane)[http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=AMPHI2 United States Department of Agriculture, Plants Profile, Amphicarpum Kunth, maidencane] is a genus of North American plants in the grass family, found only in the eastern United States.{{cite web|url= http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/amphicar.htm|title=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 |accessdate=2009-08-19 |author=Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. |date=2008 |work=The Grass Genera of the World }}[http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00031.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora]
Description
Amphicarpum is mostly found in the Northeast and Southeast United States. {{BONAP|ref|genus=Amphicarpum}} It is usually found in wetlands near rivers and lakes. The grass has two types of flowers, one aerial type and an underground type which self-fertilizes. {{cite web |title=Amphicarpum amphicarpon |url=https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/Amphicarpum/amphicarpon/ |website=Go Botany |access-date=28 June 2021 |publisher=New England Wildflower Society}}
; Species[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=391683 Kewe World Checklist of Selected Plant Families][http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Amphicarpum The Plant List search for Amphicarpum]
See also
References
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External links
- {{Go Botany |genus=Amphicarpum|species=amphicarpon|common=Pursh's blue maidencane}}
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Category:Endemic flora of the United States
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