Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon

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Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae
Genus: Dichanthelium
Species: D. sphaerocarpon
Binomial name
Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
(Elliott) Gould
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Natural range of Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It is abundant in barrens habitats.[1]

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It increased from absent to 19 plots within the span of six years after an early dormant-season fire in 1989 at Gibbons Creek Barrens.[1]

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Taft, J. B. (2003). "Fire effects on community structure, composition, and diversity in a dry sandstone barrens." Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 130: 170-192.