Ctenium floridanum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Ctenium |
Species: | C. floridanum
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Binomial name | |
Ctenium floridanum |
Ctenium floridanum (common name: Florida orangegrass or Florida toothache grass) is a species of plant in the grass family found in the Southeastern United States.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
In the U.S. state of in Georgia, it is found in moist pine barrens.[4]
As the common name suggests, Florida toothache grass has been used as a folk remedy to treat toothaches.[10]