Dichanthelium ensifolium

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

Description

Common Name: cypress panicgrass

Dichanthelium ensifolium is a perennial graminoid.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It is found in wet pine savanna[1].

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Average flowering stalk density increased significantly at sites in the first flowering season following fire[1].

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014.

Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, A.E. Radford, R. Kral, H. Kurz, Robert K. Godfrey, Angus Gholson, D. B. Ward, Grady W. Reinert, R. A. Norris, R. Komarek, Cecil R Slaughter, Marc Minno, Bob Fewster Ed Keppner, and Lisa Keppner.

States and Counties: Alabama: Houston. Florida: Bay, Brevard, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Holmes, Leon, Nassau, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, and Wakulla. Georgia: Echols, Grady, and Thomas. North Carolina: Lenoir, Pender, and Pitt.

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hinman, S. E. and J. S. Brewer (2007). "Responses of two frequently-burned wet pine savannas to an extended period without fire." Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 134: 512-526.