Lax Gaping Grass

Steinchisma laxum (Sw.) Zuloaga

Steinchisma laxum (Lax Gaping Grass) is a species of perennial grass in the family true grasses. They are native to Paraná, Minas Gerais, Maranhao, Piauí, Bahia, Rio De Janeiro, Amapá, Santa Catarina, Distrito Federal, Alagoas, Cerrado, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Mata Atlântica, AmazôNia, Caatinga, GoiáS, RondôNia, Acre (Brazil), Roraima, Pará, Mato Grosso, Ceará, Puerto Rico, Rio Grande Do Sul, Pernambuco, ParaíBa, Espirito Santo, Sergipe, Rio Grande Do Norte, Tocantins, U.S. Virgin Islands, and SãO Paulo. They have simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 0.71 m.

EOL has data for 17 attributes, including:

• fruit length: 1.1 mm
• fruit width: 0.5 mm
• geographic distribution includes: Virgin Islands
• habitat: aquatic
• Leaf Complexity: simple
• leaf morphology: broad
• native range includes: Puerto Rico
• photosynthetic pathway: c3 photosynthetic plant
• plant growth form: grass
• produces: oxygen
• trophic guild: photoautotroph
• type specimen repository: (CAS) - CAS Botany (BOT) {http://www.calacademy.org/scientists/botany-collections}