Poaceae

Shiny woodoats

Chasmanthium nitidum (Baldwin ex Elliott) H.O.Yates

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Chasmanthium

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Chasmanthium nitidumPoaceae

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Common names

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English: Shiny woodoats

Synonyms

Uniola intermedia Bosc ex P.Beauv.
Uniola nitida Baldw. ex Elliott

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.