NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Chasmanthium latifolium [= Uniola latifolia]

Scientific Name:	Chasmanthium latifolium [= Uniola latifolia]
Genus:	Chasmanthium
Species Epithet:	latifolium
Common Name:	River Oats, Fish-on-a-pole
Plant Type	Grass/Sedge/Rush
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	1-3 ft., 3-6 ft.
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry, Moist
Bloom Time:	June, July, August, September, October
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Riverbanks, streambanks, bottomland forests, seepages and glades over mafic or calcareous rock, usually in nutrient-rich soils. Uncommon in NC mountains, common in piedmont and coastal plain.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate, Basal
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Recommended and Available
State Rank:	S4: Apparently secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Green spikelets in Summer Garden in Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Mature spikelets in the Fall Garden in Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php http://nc.audubon.org/700 https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/find_a_plant/?q=Chasmanthium+latifolium