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Common name: tapered rosette grass, woolly witchgrass
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Common name: tapered rosette grass, woolly witchgrass, slender-stemmed witchgrass, Lindheimer's witchgrass
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
Synonyms:
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Synonyms: ''Dichanthelium lindheimeri'' (Nash) Gould<ref name=weakley>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.</ref>
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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<ref name=weakley/>
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
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''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.<ref name = fsu> 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.</ref>
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''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.<ref name = fsu> 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.</ref>
  
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Latest revision as of 09:29, 24 May 2023

Dichanthelium acuminatum
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
DICH ACUM dist.JPG
Natural range of Dichanthelium acuminatum from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: tapered rosette grass, woolly witchgrass, slender-stemmed witchgrass, Lindheimer's witchgrass

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. 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. 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.