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Common habitats for ''D. commutatum'' include low, shaded, moist woodlands and edges of woodlands, as well as dry, thin, and rocky woods and thickets. <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. commutatum'' has a medium tolerance for drought and shade. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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''D. commutatum'' will typically bloom during spring, with April producing the majority of blooms. <ref name= "Pan Flora"> [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Pan Flora]</ref>
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Revision as of 07:57, 30 May 2018

Dichanthelium commutatum
Dichanthelium commutatum 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. communtatum
Binomial name
Dichanthelium commutatum
Schult.
DICH COMM DIST.JPG
Natural range of Dichanthelium commutatum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: none

Variety: D. commutatum var. ashei (J.A. Shultes) Gould

Description

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

Distribution

D. commutatum is found throughout the eastern United States, reaching as far west as Texas and as far north as Maine and Michigan. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

Common habitats for D. commutatum include low, shaded, moist woodlands and edges of woodlands, as well as dry, thin, and rocky woods and thickets. [2]

D. commutatum has a medium tolerance for drought and shade. [1]

Phenology

D. commutatum will typically bloom during spring, with April producing the majority of blooms. [3]

Fire ecology

D. commutatum has no tolerance for fire. [1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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