Steinchisma hians (Elliott) Nash

Synonym: Panicum hians

Natural range:  Southern U.S. to Argentina

Habitat:  Shores, marshes, ponds

Florida status:   Native, common

Recognition:  A delicate, modest "Panicum" with the spiekelts characteristically gaping (open-mouthed) due to large, thickened upper palea.  See also Steinchisma laxa, which has a pyramidal inflorescence with horizontal branches.  In this project, Steinchisma is keyed with Panicum.