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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Panicum dichotomiflorum ssp. dichotomiflorum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-008:
Panicum dichotomiflorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorum
COMMON NAME:
Fall Panicum, Fall Panicgrass, Spreading Panicgrass
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Gill Newberry gn09_p_dichotomi_folium_p
September
Panicle's main branches ascending, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Gill Newberry gn09_p_dichotomifolia_in2
September
Spikelets narrowly oblong-ovate, usually about 2.5mm long, acute, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Gill Newberry gn09_p_dichotomifolia_inf
September
Panicles terminal and axillary, mostly included at base, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Gill Newberry gn10_p_dichotomiflorum
October
Culms 50-100cm long from a geniculate base [base w abrupt knee-like joints], per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.