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Arundinaria gigantea (Walter)Walter ex Muhl.
Switchcane
Giant Cane
River Cane
Florida native
An occasional grass of river and stream riverbottoms and seepage areas in the panhandle and the peninsula south as far as Polk, Osceola and Brevard Counties. Switchcane ranges throughout the southeastern states west into Texas to Kansas and north into the Ohio River Valley states and New York.
Arundinaria gigantea is the host plant for southern pearly-eye butterflies.
Arundinaria gigantea is a member of the Poaceae - Grass family.
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Oct 13, 2024
