North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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	This tall grass (perhaps a Zizaniaopsis) was growing along the edge of the Haw River in Chatham Co., NC 7 June 2008
	edge of the Haw River in Chatham Co., NC 7 June 2008
	edge of the Haw River in Chatham Co., NC 7 June 2008
	edge of the Haw River in Chatham Co., NC 7 June 2008 close up of flowers
	edge of the Haw River in Chatham Co., NC 7 June 2008 close up of leaf blade
	edge of the Haw River in Chatham Co., NC 7 June 2008 base of plant

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.