Dichanthelium acuminatum
| Dichanthelium acuminatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Dichanthelium |
| Species: | D. acuminatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichanthelium acuminatum (Swartz) Gould & Clark | |
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| Natural range of Dichanthelium acuminatum from USDA NRCS [1]. | |
Common name: tapered rosette grass, woolly witchgrass, slender-stemmed witchgrass, Lindheimer's witchgrass
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Dichanthelium lindheimeri (Nash) Gould[1]
Varieties: Dichanthelium acuminatum (Swartz) Gould & Clark var. acuminatum; Panicum lanuginosum; D. acuminatum (Swartz) Gould & Clark var. fasciculatum (Torrey) Freckmann; D. acuminatum (Swartz) Gould & Clark var. indheimeri (Nash) Gould & Clark; Panicum acuminatum Swartz var. fasciculatum (Torrey) Lelong; P. acuminatum var. unciphyllum (Trinius) Lelong; P. huachucae Ashe; P. huachucae var. fascilulatum (Torrey) Hubb; P. huachucae Ashe var. huachucae; P. huachucae var. silvicola A.S. Hitchcock & Chase; P. implicatum Lamson-Scribner; P. lanuginosum Elliott; P. lanuginosum var. fasciculatum (Torrey) Gernald; P. lanuginosum var. implicatum (Lanson-Scribner) Fernald; P. lanuginosum var. tennesseense (Ashe) Gleason; P. tennesseense Ashe; P. acuminatum Swartz var. lindheimeri (Nash) Lelong; P. lanuginosum var. lindheimeri; P. lanuginosum var. septentrionale Fernald; P. lindheimeri Nash[1]
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
D. acuminatum occurs in meadows, open pine/oak forests, along marshes, roadsides, forest edges, wetland edges, lake shores, and sand dunes. It can tolerate sandy, clay, or loamy soils in dry to wet conditions.[2]
D. acuminatum is found associated with Cephalanthus sp.[2]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, H. L. Blomquist, A. F. Clewell, R. K. Godfrey, Gary R. Knight, R. Kral, H. Kurz. States and counties: Alabama: Houston and Mobile. Connecticut: Litchfield. Florida: Calhoun, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Osceola, Polk, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Wakulla. Georgia: Baker. North Carolina: Durham. Ohio: Lake. Virginia: Giles.
