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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Grasses
  7. Cteniinae
  8. Toothache Grass

genus

Toothache Grass

Ctenium

Traits
Includes
2 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Toothache Grass native
  • Florida Orangegrass native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Grasses and sedges
Plant type
Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native toothache grass All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Toothache Grass Ctenium aromaticum
  • Florida Orangegrass Ctenium floridanum

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