Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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North Carolina's tallest witchgrass, with stems regularly reaching 3-5 feet high. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-058:
Panicum scabriusculum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum aculeatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum scabriusculum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum aculeatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum scabriusculum
COMMON NAME:
Tall Swamp Witchgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_disc2_002_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_paac7_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paac7_002_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_pala30_001_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pasc8_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_pasc8_002_lhd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-058:
Panicum scabriusculum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum aculeatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum scabriusculum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum aculeatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum scabriusculum
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Habitat: Moist, low, open or shaded woodlands, often along streams or 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
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