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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Dichanthelium neuranthum
FAMILY
Poaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Dichanthelium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium aciculare
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Dichanthelium aciculare ssp. neuranthum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-029:
Panicum neuranthum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum ovinum
COMMON NAME:
Nerved Witchgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_pane6_001_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paov3_001_lhd
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_dich_neuranthum2
May Dare County NC
Vernal panicle branches strongly ascending to erect; spikelets 1.8-2.2mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Dichanthelium neuranthum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium aciculare
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Dichanthelium aciculare ssp. neuranthum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-029:
Panicum neuranthum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum ovinum
3902
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas
Documented growing wild in - NC SC
Uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
Look for it in maritime wet grasslands, Piedmont prairie-like barrens, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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
Grain
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