Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Dichanthelium scoparium
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium scoparium
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Dichanthelium scoparium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-057:
Panicum scoparium
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum scoparium
COMMON NAME:
Velvet Witchgrass, Velvet Panicum
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_disc3_003_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pasc9_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120525_382
May Oconee County SC
Lower internodes densely hairy except for viscid [sticky] band below the nodes, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm200516_4891
May Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200516_4893
May Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200516_4894
May Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200516_4896
May Pickens County SC
Leaf blades rather thick, 12-20cm long, 10-18mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm200525_5256
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200525_5258
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200525_5260
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7441
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7442
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm060604_059
June Pickens County SC
Internodes, sheaths & blades densely velvety pubescent; blades to 10-20mm wide, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm120623_210
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Spikelets 2.4-2.6mm long, obovate, turgid, papillose-pubescent, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm120705_693b
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Panicle's rachis villous, the branches spreading-ascending, villous, spotted, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6330
July Greenville County SC
Culms 5-14dm [55"] tall, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6331
July Greenville County SC
Panicle 6-16cm long, 5-10cm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6374
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6378
July Greenville County SC
Ligules densely ciliate, 1.5-3mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6381
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6383
July Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Dichanthelium scoparium
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium scoparium
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Dichanthelium scoparium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-057:
Panicum scoparium
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum scoparium
2161
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Moist sandy soil of woodland openings and ditches, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked, and often a basal rosette of overwintering leaves
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Early-season ("spring") panicles terminal; later "autumnal" panicles are lateral
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain yellowish/Purplish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p220
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States p674