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Definitions of canebrake in various dictionaries:
noun - a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)
A dense thicket of cane.
CANEBRAKE - A canebrake or canebreak is a thicket of any of a variety of Arundinaria grasses: A. gigantea, A. tecta and A. appalachiana. As a bamboo, these giant...
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Bamboo thicket |
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Oct 19 2008 Newsday.com |
Apr 12 2008 L.A. Times Daily |
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A dense thicket of cane. |
a piece of ground covered with a dense growth of canes. |
a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane) |
A piece of ground covered with a dense growth of canes. |
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Canebrake, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES |
Canebrake, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES |
Canebrake, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES |
Canebrake, WEST VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES |
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A canebrake or canebreak is a thicket of any of a variety of Arundinaria grasses: A. gigantea, A. tecta and A. appalachiana. As a bamboo, these giant grasses grow in thickets up to 8 m tall. A. gigantea is generally found in stream valleys and ravines throughout the southeastern US. A. tecta is a smaller stature species found on the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains. Finally, A. appalachiana is found in more upland areas at the southern end of the Appalachian mountains.Canebrakes were formerly widespread in the Southern United States but have been widely replaced by agriculture. Concomitant with this destruction have been challenges to the survival of the Florida panther (Puma concolor subsp. coryi) and Bachman's warbler (Vermivora bachmanii), the latter of which is critically endangered and may in fact be extinct. Other species considered canebrake specialists include several butterfly species, and Swainson's warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii). Swainson's warbler has recently been found |