Dichanthelium erectifolium
| Dichanthelium erectifolium | |
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| 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. erectifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichanthelium erectifolium (Nash) Gould | |
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| Natural range of Dichanthelium erectifolium from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: Panicum erectifloium (Nash)
Variety: none
Description
D. erectifolium is a perennial gramioid of the Poaceae family that is native to North America. [1]
Distribution
D. erectifolium is found in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
D. erectifolium can be found in habitats such as limestone ponds, depression meadows, cypress savannas, and pine savannas. [2]
Associated species: this species has been frequently found with plants of Heypericum and Xyris genera, specifically Hypericum brachyphyllumandXyris elliottii. Other associated species are Sabatia bartramii', Rhyncospora spp., Juncus abortivus, Scleria reticularis, and Sagittaria isoetiformis, Lycopodium appressum, Cyperus lecontei, Eleocharis spp., Platanthera nivea, and D.scabriusculum [3].
Phenology
D. erectifolium has been recorded blooming in April. [4]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2018. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, Robert Kral, H. Kurz, Loran C. Anderson, Cecil R. Slaughter, Angus Gholson, Wilson Baker, Sidney McDaniel, William Lindsey, P.L. Redfearn, Steve L. Orzell, Edwin L. Bridges, and Lisa Keppner. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gulf, Jackson, Lake, Leon, Liberty, Martin, Nassau, Okaloosa, Palm Beach, St. Lucie, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Thomas. Louisiana: Union.
- ↑ Pan Flora
