Checkered Jointtail Grass

Coelorachis tessellata (Steud.) Nash

Grass family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

4.0 feet

Flower Color

Red, Green, Brown

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.