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Saccharum spontaneum L.
wild sugarcane
Symbol: SASP
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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State Distributional Map for SASP
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Plant Distribution by State

Saccharum spontaneum L.

SASP

Hawaii
Puerto Rico

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Related Taxa:
Saccharum spontaneum L.

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 10 species in Saccharum

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Classification:
Saccharum spontaneum L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Commelinidae –
                      Order Cyperales –
                         Family Poaceae – Grass family
                            Genus Saccharum L. – sugarcane
                               Species Saccharum spontaneum L. – wild sugarcane

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Noxious Weed Information:
Saccharum spontaneum L.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
United States:
        wild sugarcane     Noxious weed
Alabama:
        wild sugarcane     Class A noxious weed
California:
        wild sugarcane     Quarantine
Florida:
        wild sugarcane     Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
        wild sugarcane     Noxious weed
Minnesota:
        wild sugarcane     Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
        wild sugarcane     Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
        wild sugarcane     Quarantine
South Carolina:
        wild sugarcane     Plant pest
Vermont:
        wild sugarcane     Class A noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Saccharum spontaneum L.
        wild sugarcane
        wild cane
        loa
        ahlek
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
US   Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2002. Federal Noxious Weed List (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/bats/noxweed.html, October 20, 2003). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
 
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 43 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

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Introduced Information:
Saccharum spontaneum L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Saccharum spontaneum L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42061.

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Related Web Sites:
Saccharum spontaneum L.

    Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems
    Images from the College of Micronesia

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