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Learn more about Whitehair Witchgrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Dichanthelium ovale ssp. villosissimum
INCLUDED WITHIN
The Biota of North America Program. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New combinations for Panicum ... (Poaceae) of the southeast US (Lelong, 1984)
Panicum ovale var. villosum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Dichanthelium (Poaceae) in the United States and Canada (Gould & Clark, 1978)
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. villosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-040:
Panicum villosissimum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum pseudopubescens
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum villosissimum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Panicum pseudopubescens
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Panicum villosissimum
COMMON NAME:
Whitehair Witchgrass
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Blades rather firm, 6-10cm x 5-10mm, pilose on both surfaces, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
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May Greenville County SC
Internode and sheath hairs spreading to restrorse, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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May Greenville County SC
Vernal phase culms 25-45cm tall, erect or ascending, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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May Greenville County SC
The lower margins of each leaf blade are ciliate with long white hairs, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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May Greenville County SC
Leaf sheaths longitudinally veined, covered with both long and short hairs, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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May Greenville County SC
Generally distinguished by hairy foliage & spikelets, spikelet size (2-2.5mm), &
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May Greenville County SC
... and the width of its vernal leaf blades (4-10mm across), per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.