OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon Common Name: Quackgrass, Dog-grass, Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Elymus repens   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Elymus repens   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Agropyron repens 029-20-001   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, pastures; probably introduced from Europe (sometimes considered to be partially native along the coast)

Uncommon in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare or waifs elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Non-native: Europe /possibly native along the coast

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Switchgrass, Prairie Switchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Panicum virgatum var. virgatum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Panicum virgatum var. virgatum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum virgatum 029-81-006   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Dry or wet sandy soils of pinelands, fresh and brackish marshes, tidal swamps, interdune swales and ponds, riverside scour prairies, mafic fens, calcareous fens and spring marshes, rocky river shores and bars, and also frequently planted

Common in Coastal Plain & GA Piedmont (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Blunt Switchgrass, Savanna Panicgrass, Blunt Panicgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Panicum virgatum var. cubense   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Panicum virgatum var. virgatum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum virgatum 029-81-006?   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Wet to dry sandy pinelands

Common in NC Coastal Plain, uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Old-witch Panicgrass, Tickle Grass, Tumbleweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Panicum capillare   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Panicum capillare   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum capillare 029-81-010   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Open sandy or stony soil, fields, roadsides, waste places, often weedy in cultivated soil

Common in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont, uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Starved Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium depauperatum   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium depauperatum   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum depauperatum 029-81-023   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Dry soils of grasslands and open woods, often on disturbed soils of roadsides and ditches

Common in NC Mountains & Carolina Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Open-flower Witchgrass, Open-flower Rosette Grass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium laxiflorum   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium laxiflorum   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum laxiflorum 029-81-025   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Open or shaded woodlands, often in moist soil

Common

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Dwarf Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum ciliatum 029-81-026   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Sandy, acidic soils of pinelands

Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Mountains

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Rough-hairy Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium strigosum var. strigosum   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium strigosum var. strigosum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum strigosum 029-81-027   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Moist soils of pine flatwoods, savannas, and pocosins, also in boggy situations

Uncommon in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Hairless Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum strigosum 029-81-027?   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Low, open sandy pinelands and hammocks, bogs

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Needleleaf Witchgrass, Needleleaf Rosette Grass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium aciculare   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium aciculare   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum aciculare 029-81-028   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Sandy woods and fields

Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Pineland Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dichanthelium pinetorum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium aciculare   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Open sandy pine and pine/oak woodlands

Native to Florida

 


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camera icon Common Name: Nerved Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium neuranthum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium aciculare   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum neuranthum 029-81-029   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Maritime wet grasslands, Piedmont prairie-like barrens

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Narrowleaf Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium angustifolium   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium aciculare   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum angustifolium 029-81-030   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Sandy pinelands and fields

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare in Mountains, uncommon elsewhere elsewhere in GA-NC-SC

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Sandy Woods Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dichanthelium arenicoloides   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium aciculare   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Open sandy soil of pinelands and dunes, primarily near the coast; probably occasional to frequent, but long overlooked

Uncommon

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Spindle-fruited Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium fusiforme   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium aciculare   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum fusiforme 029-81-033   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Dry to moist sand of open pine and pine-oak woods and clearings

Uncommon in NC, rare in GA & SC

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Ravenel's Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium ravenelii   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium ravenelii   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum ravenelii 029-81-037   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Dry sandy or rocky thin woods and openings, sometimes in moist soils

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain & SC Piedmont, rare in GA Mountains (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Few-flowered Witchgrass, Heller's Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium oligosanthes   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. oligosanthes   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum oligosanthes 029-81-038   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, barrens over xeric alluvial deposits, other xeric sandy soils, sandy fields and open woods

Uncommon in Coastal Plain & SC Piedmont, rare in GA & NC Piedmont

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Woolly Witchgrass, Woolly Rosette Grass, Tapered Rosette Grass

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum lanuginosum 029-81-039   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Dryish sandy or clayey soils of open woods and disturbed areas

Common

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Slender-stemmed Witchgrass, Western Woolly Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum lanuginosum 029-81-039?   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Open or cut-over woods, thickets, fields, meadows, and shores, frequently on disturbed soils

Common in NC Mountains, rare in Coastal Plain (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Lindheimer's Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dichanthelium acuminatum var. lindheimeri   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium acuminatum var. lindheimeri   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum lanuginosum 029-81-039?   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Open or cut-over woods, thickets, fields, meadows, and shores, often on wet soils

Uncommon (rare in SC Mountains) (rare in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: White-haired Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum villosissimum 029-81-040   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Dry sandy soil of open woods and prairies

Common (uncommon in GA) (uncommon in SC Mountains)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: American Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dichanthelium columbianum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium sabulorum var. thinium   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum columbianum 029-81-042   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Dry to moist thin woods and open ground, usually in sandy soil

Uncommon in Mountains & Piedmont of NC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Forked Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum dichotomum 029-81-045   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Wet-mesic to dry woods, thickets, and woodland openings

Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Ringed Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium annulum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium dichotomum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum dichotomum 029-81-045?   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Dry sandy or rocky soil of open woods, dry grasslands, and barrens, and glades over serpentine, limestone, calcareous shales, and other high pH dry soils

Uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Blue Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium caerulescens   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum dichotomum 029-81-045?   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Marshes, swamps, wet pinelands, maritime grasslands, damp sandy soil

Uncommon in NC, rare in SC

Native to the Carolinas

 


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Common Name: Shining Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium dichotomum var. nitidum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum dichotomum 029-81-045?   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Moist sandy or peaty soil of wet pine savannas and pocosin ecotones, wet meadows near the coast, swamps, and marshes

Common in NC-SC Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Bog Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium lucidum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum dichotomum 029-81-045?   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Wet meadows, sphagnous swamps, bogs, wet woods, sphagnous streamhead pocosins, baygalls

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare in Mountains, uncommon elsewhere

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Mattamuskeet Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium mattamuskeetense   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum dichotomum 029-81-045?   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Wet pine savannas, meadows, borders of pocosin shrub swamps, thickets

Common in NC, uncommon in SC

Native to the Carolinas

 


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camera icon Common Name: Small-fruited Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium microcarpon   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum dichotomum 029-81-045?   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Floodplain forests, swamps, openings, and borders of streams and ponds, and occasionally in dry upland woods

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain & SC Mountains)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Naked Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium nudicaule   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Bogs, wet pine savannas

Native to Florida & Alabama

 


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Common Name: Roanoke Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dichanthelium roanokense   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum dichotomum 029-81-045?   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Wet pine savannas, swamp openings, and wet peaty meadows

Uncommon

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Peaty Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium sphagnicola   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum dichotomum 029-81-045?   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Edges of cypress swamps, in sphagnous bogs, moist shady places

Rare

Native to Georgia

 


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Common Name: Spotted-sheath Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium yadkinense   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum dichotomum 029-81-045?   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Floodplain forests, thickets, bottomlands, and swamps, often on alluvial deposits

Common in Carolina Piedmont & NC Coastal Plain, uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Long-ligule Witchgrass, Coastal Plain Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dichanthelium longiligulatum   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium longiligulatum   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum longiligulatum 029-81-048   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Limesink ponds, depression meadows, cypress savannas, pine savannas, bogs, swamps

Uncommon in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Erectleaf Witchgrass, Erectleaf Panicgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium erectifolium   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium erectifolium   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum erectifolium 029-81-054   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Limesink ponds, depression meadows, cypress savannas, pine savannas

Uncommon in Coastal Plain

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Round-fruited Witchgrass, Roundseed Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum sphaerocarpon 029-81-055   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Moist or dry thin woods, meadows, and ditches, often in dry sandy soil

Common

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Many-flowered Witchgrass, Small-fruited Witchgrass, Roundseed Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium polyanthes   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. isophyllum   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum polyanthes 029-81-056   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Damp to dry soil of open woods and ditches

Common (rare in Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Mountains)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Velvet Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium scoparium   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium scoparium   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum scoparium 029-81-057   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Moist sandy soil of woodland openings and ditches

Common (uncommon in Mountains, uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Tall Swamp Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dichanthelium scabriusculum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium scabriusculum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum scabriusculum 029-81-058   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Moist, low, open or shaded woodlands, often along streams or ditches

Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Variable Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dichanthelium commutatum +   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium commutatum   FAMILY: Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum commutatum 029-81-059   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Common to rare, depending on variety

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Broadleaf Rosette Grass, Broadleaf Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium latifolium   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium latifolium   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum latifolium 029-81-060   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Open or shady well-drained forests

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Deer-tongue Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium clandestinum   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium clandestinum   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum clandestinum 029-81-061   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Shaded to filtered woodlands, ditches and low areas, and often in moist sandy soil

Common in Carolina Mountains & Piedmont (rare in GA Coastal Plain) (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Bosc's Witchgrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dichanthelium boscii   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dichanthelium boscii   FAMILY: Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Panicum boscii 029-81-062   FAMILY: Poaceae

 

Habitat: Shaded mesic to dry woodlands

Common

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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