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==Ecology==
 
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===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
 
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''Dichanthelium aciculare'' can occur in wet pine flatwoods, dune swales, bayheads, ''Myrica'' flats, turkey oak barrens, longleaf pine/turkey oak woods, creek banks, flooded cattail slough, depression marshes, coastal hammocks, longleaf pine/scrub oak ridges, cabbage palm/mixed oak community, bog margins, sand pine scrubs, open palmetto scrubs, coastal scrubs, and edges of cypress depression swamps. It has also been recorded in human disturbed areas such as along highways, man-made ponds, roadsides, and old fields (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Pinus palustrus, Quercus laevis, Aristida beyrichiana, Baccharis'' and ''Myrica'' (FSU Herbarium).
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''Dichanthelium aciculare'' can occur in wet pine flatwoods, dune swales, bayheads, ''Myrica'' flats, turkey oak barrens, longleaf pine/turkey oak woods, creek banks, flooded cattail sloughs, depression marshes, coastal hammocks, longleaf pine/scrub oak ridges, cabbage palm/mixed oak communities, bog margins, sand pine scrubs, open palmetto scrubs, coastal scrubs, and edges of cypress depression swamps. It has also been recorded in human disturbed areas such as along highways, man-made ponds, roadsides, and old fields (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Pinus palustrus, Quercus laevis, Aristida beyrichiana, Baccharis'' and ''Myrica'' (FSU Herbarium).
  
 
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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->

Revision as of 13:51, 12 November 2015

Dichanthelium aciculare
Dichanthelium aciculare PHFP B 2015-05-18 KMR.jpg
Photo taken by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae
Genus: Dichanthelium
Species: D. aciculare
Binomial name
Dichanthelium aciculare
(Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark
DICH ACIC dist.jpg
Natural range of Dichanthelium aciculare from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: needleleaf rosette grass

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Dichanthelium aciculare can occur in wet pine flatwoods, dune swales, bayheads, Myrica flats, turkey oak barrens, longleaf pine/turkey oak woods, creek banks, flooded cattail sloughs, depression marshes, coastal hammocks, longleaf pine/scrub oak ridges, cabbage palm/mixed oak communities, bog margins, sand pine scrubs, open palmetto scrubs, coastal scrubs, and edges of cypress depression swamps. It has also been recorded in human disturbed areas such as along highways, man-made ponds, roadsides, and old fields (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Pinus palustrus, Quercus laevis, Aristida beyrichiana, Baccharis and Myrica (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes