Land
Management Program at Archbold Biological Station
P.O. Box 2057, Lake Placid, FL 33862
Phone 863-465-2571 FAX 863-699-1927
E-mail: landmanager@archbold-station.org
St. Augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum)
Thick patch of St. Augustinegrass at the edge of a disturbed woodlot in
Highlands County. Numerous dead leaves present a potential fire hazard and
could actually increase the spread of a wildfire.
Leaves and rhizomes
Node and roots
Photo Credits: Jeff Hutchinson
• Hutchinson, J.T.,
April 2003.
© Archbold Biological Station, 2003 April.
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