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==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
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Synonyms:  ''Panicum curtifolium'' Nash; ''D. ensifolium'' (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould ssp. ''curtifolium'' (Nash) Freckmann & Lelong; ''D. acuminatum'' (Swartz) Gould & C.A. Clark var. ''implicatum'' (Scribner) Gould & C.A. Clark; ''Panicum ensifolium'' Baldwin ex Elliott var. ''curtifolium'' (Nash) Lelong.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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''D. curtifolium'' is a native perennial with a graminoid growth habit that is a member of the Poaceae family. <ref name= "USDA"> USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=DIDIE </ref>
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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''D. curtifolium'' is found in the southeastern corner of the United States excluding Georgia, ranging along the coast from Mississippi to Virginia. <ref name= "Weakley 2015"/>
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==Ecology==
 
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''D. curtifolium'' proliferates in bogs, sphagnous streamhead swamps, mountain streams, and marl meadows. <ref name= "Weakley 2015"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref> It responds both negatively and positively to soil disturbance by roller chopping in South Florida.<ref>Lewis, C.E. (1970). Responses to Chopping and Rock Phosphate on South Florida Ranges. Journal of Range Management 23(4):276-282.</ref> However, it responds negatively to soil disturbance by agriculture in Southwest Georgia.<ref>Kirkman, L.K., K.L. Coffey, R.J. Mitchell, and E.B. Moser. Ground Cover Recovery Patterns and Life-History Traits: Implications for Restoration Obstacles and Opportunities in a Species-Rich Savanna. (2004). Journal of Ecology 92(3):409-421.</ref>
 
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==Conservation and Management==
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
  
==Cultivation and restoration==
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==Cultural use==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==

Latest revision as of 10:26, 22 June 2022

Dichanthelium curtifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Dichanthelium
Species: D. curtifolium
Binomial name
Dichanthelium curtifolium
Nash
DICH CURT DIST.JPG
Natural range of Dichanthelium curtifolium from Weakley. [1]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Panicum curtifolium Nash; D. ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould ssp. curtifolium (Nash) Freckmann & Lelong; D. acuminatum (Swartz) Gould & C.A. Clark var. implicatum (Scribner) Gould & C.A. Clark; Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott var. curtifolium (Nash) Lelong.[2]

Varieties: none.[2]

Description

D. curtifolium is a native perennial with a graminoid growth habit that is a member of the Poaceae family. [3]

Distribution

D. curtifolium is found in the southeastern corner of the United States excluding Georgia, ranging along the coast from Mississippi to Virginia. [4]

Ecology

Habitat

D. curtifolium proliferates in bogs, sphagnous streamhead swamps, mountain streams, and marl meadows. [4] It responds both negatively and positively to soil disturbance by roller chopping in South Florida.[5] However, it responds negatively to soil disturbance by agriculture in Southwest Georgia.[6]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Weakley, Alan S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1320 pp.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  3. USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=DIDIE
  4. 4.0 4.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  5. Lewis, C.E. (1970). Responses to Chopping and Rock Phosphate on South Florida Ranges. Journal of Range Management 23(4):276-282.
  6. Kirkman, L.K., K.L. Coffey, R.J. Mitchell, and E.B. Moser. Ground Cover Recovery Patterns and Life-History Traits: Implications for Restoration Obstacles and Opportunities in a Species-Rich Savanna. (2004). Journal of Ecology 92(3):409-421.