From Flora of Indiana (1940) by Charles C. Deam

This is an infrequent to frequent grass in all parts of the state, being much more frequent in the southern part. It prefers a wet or moist soil, and is found on the muddy shores of streams; in moist, open places in woodland, especially in old logging roads; and in moist places in stubblefields, cornfields, waste places, and roadside ditches.

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Indiana Coefficient of Conservatism: C = 0

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW