Anatherum glomeratum
Cereal, Couch
Other regional names: Grass +2 more
- Grass
- Grass Family
- Turf
Also known as: Aegilopaceae +19 more
- Aegilopaceae
- Agrostidaceae
- Alopecuraceae
- Andropogonaceae
- Anomochloaceae
- Anthoxanthaceae
- Arundinaceae
- Arundinellaceae
- Asperellaceae
- Avenaceae
- Bambusaceae
- Cenchrinaceae
- Chaeturaceae
- Chloridaceae
- Coleanthaceae
- Cynodontaceae
- Cynosuraceae
- Echinariaceae
- Ehrhartaceae
- Eragrostidaceae
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Anatherum glomeratum (commonly known as Cereal or Couch) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arizona, Bahamas, California, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Guyana, Haiti, Illinois, Indiana, Jamaica, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Turks-Caicos Is., Utah, Venezuela, Virginia, West Virginia, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Hawaii, Japan