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''D. erectifolium'' can be found in habitats such as limestone ponds, depression meadows, cypress savannas, and pine savannas. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref>
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''D. erectifolium'' has been recorded blooming in April. <ref name= "Pan Flora"> [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Pan Flora]</ref>
 
''D. erectifolium'' has been recorded blooming in April. <ref name= "Pan Flora"> [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Pan Flora]</ref>

Revision as of 08:08, 30 May 2018

Dichanthelium erectifolium
Dichanthelium erectifolium AFP.jpg
Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Dichanthelium
Species: D. erectifolium
Binomial name
Dichanthelium erectifolium
(Nash) Gould
DICH EREC DIST.JPG
Natural range of Dichanthelium erectifolium from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: Panicum erectifloium (Nash)

Variety: none

Description

D. erectifolium is a perennial gramioid of the Poaceae family that is native to North America. [1]

Distribution

D. erectifolium is found in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

D. erectifolium can be found in habitats such as limestone ponds, depression meadows, cypress savannas, and pine savannas. [2]

Phenology

D. erectifolium has been recorded blooming in April. [3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. Pan Flora