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Common name: woolly rosette grass, tall swamp witchgrass
 
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Varieties: ''Panicum aculeatum'' A.S. Hitchcock & Chase; ''Panicum scabriusculum''<ref name=weakley/>
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 25 May 2023

Dichanthelium scabriusculum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Dichanthelium
Species: D. scabriusculum
Binomial name
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
(Elliott) Gould & Clark
DICH SCAB dist.JPG
Natural range of Dichanthelium scabriusculum from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: woolly rosette grass, tall swamp witchgrass

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: Panicum aculeatum A.S. Hitchcock & Chase; Panicum scabriusculum[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

D. scabriusculum occurs in wet, lowland areas such as swamps, marshes, bogs, and streams, often in periodically burned pine savannas or woodlands. It is often found in inundated soil but can also tolerate dry conditions. D. scabriusculum can occur in areas with disturbed soil such as roadsides, right-of-ways, and ditches.[2]

Associated species of D. scabriusculum includeTaxodium ascendens, Cyrilla racemiflora, Bidens mitis, Xyris laxifolia, Ilex myrtifolia, Aristida stricta, Juncus effusus, and Sagittaria latifolia.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, C. R. Bell, H. L. Blomquist, W. V. Brown, D. S. Correll, Robert K. Godfrey, Frank W. Gould, Randy Haynes, R. Kral, H. Kurz, S. W. Leonard, William Lindsey, Sidney McDaniel, A. E. Radford, P. L. Redfearn, and Swallen. States and counties: Alabama: Mobile. Florida: Calhoun, Holmes, Escambia, Franklin, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Nassau, Santa Rosa, St Johns, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Walton, and Wakulla. Mississippi: Hancock and Pearl River. North Carolina: Carteret, Columbus, Moore, and Robeson. South Carolina: Clarendon and Georgetown.