Amphicarpum

Amphicarpum (common name maidencane)^[2] is a genus of North American plants in the grass family, found only in the eastern United States.^[3][4]

Amphicarpum
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Supertribe:	Panicodae
Tribe:	Paniceae
Subtribe:	Boivinellinae
Genus:	Amphicarpum Kunth[1]
Type species
Amphicarpum purshii (syn of A. amphicarpon) Kunth

Description

Amphicarpum is mostly found in the Northeast and Southeast United States. ^[5] It is usually found in wetlands near rivers and lakes. The grass has two types of flowers, one aerial type and an underground type which self-fertilizes. ^[6]

Species^[7][8]

• Amphicarpum amphicarpon (Pursh) Nash - MA NJ NY DE FL GA MD NC SC VA
• Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum (Schult.) Hitchc. - AL FL GA NC SC

See also

• List of Poaceae genera