Dichanthelium erectifolium
Common names: erectleaf panicgrass
| 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 can occur from Louisiana to North Carolina. However, it is mostly found in Florida [1].
Ecology
Habitat
This species has often been found in sand and sandy-loam soils at bog margins and Cypress depressions [2]. It can also be found in habitats such as limestone ponds and pine savannas [3].
Associated species: this species has been frequently found with species of Heypericum and Xyris, specifically Hypericum brachyphyllum and Xyris elliottii. Other associated species are Sabatia bartramii, Rhyncospora spp., Juncus abortivus, Scleria reticularis, Sagittaria isoetiformis, Lycopodium appressum, Cyperus lecontei, Eleocharis spp., Platanthera nivea, and D.scabriusculum [2].
Phenology
D. erectifolium has been recorded blooming in April [4] and August [2]. It has been record to be fruiting from spring to late fall [2].
Fire ecology
Wetland habitats that have recently been subject to fire are ideal habitats for D. erectifolium.[5]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "USDA" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ Pan Flora
- ↑ Observation by Pierson Hill in Southwestern Apalachicola NF, February 14, 2017, posted to Florida Flora and Ecosystematics Facebook Group.
