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Revision as of 10:14, 7 December 2017

Dichanthelium villosissimum
Dicanthelium villosissimum IWF.jpg
Photo by Illinois Wildflowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots or Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Dichanthelium
Species: D. villosissimum
Binomial name
Dichanthelium villosissimum
(Nash)
DICH VILL DIST.JPG
Natural range of Dichanthelium villosissimum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Name(s): white-haired witchgrass, whitehair rosette grass[1][2]

Taxonomic Notes

Variation(s): Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum; D. villosissimum var. praecocius[1][2]

Description

D. villosissimum is a monoecious perennial graminoid. [2]

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

D. villosissimum is found in dry sandy soils of open woodlands and prairies.[1]

Phenology

Flowering and fruiting occur between April and September.[1]


Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley A. S.(2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 30 November 2017). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.