Uniola paniculata

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Species Distribution Map
Family:POACEAE
Species:Uniola paniculata L.
Common Name:Sea Oats
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:UNPA
Plant Notes:Sea Oats is a native perennial clump-forming member of the Grass family (Poaceae). It can be found in the coastal counties of Alabama. Sea Oats grow on dunes along the coast and act as an important agent in dune formation and stabilization. It is a perennial from coarse rhizomes. Leaves are basal, linear, and have blades 2-2.5 feet in length. Leaf sheaths are glabrous and the collar is ciliate. Flowers are produced in spikelets arranged in drooping panicles. The panicles are held above the foliage. Sea Oat leaves trap wind-blown sand and organic matter, promoting dune formation and growth. The rhizomes and deep roots of Sea Oats help stabilize the dunes. Sea Oats are important in preventing erosion, lessening storm surge, and provide habitat for a number of animal species. Act 971 of the Alabama Legislature passed in 1973 makes it "unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to pick wild sea oats." Sea Oats are occasionally available from nurseries, especially those that specialize in plants for coastal areas. Sea Oats are drought and saline tolerant, and can survive brief inundations of salt water.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACU (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Uniola
Species Uniola paniculata L. - Sea Oats

Citation

Citation Uniola paniculata Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 71. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: "Carolina", without data (lectotype: LINN 89.1). Lectotypified by Hitchcock, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 121. 1908.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Briza caroliniana Briza caroliniana Lamarck, Encycl. 1: 465. 1785, nom. illegit.Uniola paniculata Linnaeus 1753. 
Trisiola paniculata Trisiola paniculata (Linnaeus) Rafinesque, Fl. Ludov. 144. 1817.Uniola paniculata Linnaeus 1753. 
Uniola floridana Uniola floridana Gandoger, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 304. 1920. FLORIDA: Escambia/Santa Rosa Co.: Santa Rosa Island, s.d., Tracy 4545 (holotype: LY; isotype: US).
Uniola heterochroa Uniola heterochroa Gandoger, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 304. 1920. FLORIDA: Lee Co.: Punta Rassa, s.d., Hitchcock 535 (holotype: LY; isotype: US).
Uniola macrostachys Uniola macrostachys Gandoger, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 304. 1920. LOUISIANA: Plaquemines Par.: Breton Island, s.d., Tracy & Lloyd 462 (holotype: LY; isotype: US).
Uniola maritima Uniola maritima Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 71. 1803, nom. illegit.Uniola paniculata Linnaeus, 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Mobile

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 1974

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UNA00006274 Baldwin 21 Jul 1973 French, Tom W.
237		 UNA
Uniola paniculata L.
UNA00006279 Baldwin 12 Jul 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Uniola paniculata L.
UWAL0043838 Baldwin 19 Aug 2008 Larsen, Harry S.
1641		 UWAL
Uniola paniculata L.
UNA00006274 Baldwin 21 Jul 1973 French, Tom W.
237		 UNA
Uniola paniculata L.
AUA000019802 Baldwin 6 Aug 1967 Thompson, Olivia C.
 AUA
Uniola Paniculata L.
JSU105579 Baldwin 20 Aug 1968 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Uniola paniculata Linnaeus
UNA00006289 Baldwin 12 Jul 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Uniola paniculata L.
UNA00006264 Baldwin 01 May 1974 Wells, Kay
s.n.		 UNA
Uniola paniculata L.
AUA000019803 Baldwin 27 Jul 1968 Williams, R.K.
 AUA
Uniola Paniculata L.
USAM000012783 Baldwin 02 Sep 1972 LeLong, Michel G.
6843		 USAM
Uniola paniculata Linnaeus
UNA00006259 Mobile 26 Jun 1964 Deramus, Rebecca
D165		 UNA
Uniola paniculata L.
JSU105578 Baldwin 20 Aug 1968 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Uniola paniculata Linnaeus
UNA00006279 Baldwin 12 Jul 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Uniola paniculata L.
UWAL0043837 Baldwin 01 Nov 2000 West, Chan
598		 UWAL
Uniola paniculata L.
AUA000019801 Baldwin 26 Jul 1969 Thornhill, Randy
186		 AUA
Uniola Paniculata L.
ALNHS00001370 Baldwin 25 Jul 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#736		 ALNHS
Uniola paniculata L.
JSU105580 Baldwin 21 Jul 1973 Hanlin, H.G.
228		 JSU
Uniola paniculata Linnaeus
JSU105577 Baldwin 27 Jul 1968 Johnson, Stephen C.
s.n.		 JSU
Uniola paniculata Linnaeus
UNA00006269 Mobile s.d. Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Uniola paniculata L.
UNA00006264 Baldwin 1 May 1974 Wells, Kay
s.n.		 UNA
Uniola paniculata L.
UNA00006289 Baldwin 12 Jul 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Uniola paniculata L.
UWAL0047584 Baldwin 27 Aug 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1967		 UWAL
Uniola paniculata L.
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