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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Similar to Woolly Witchgrass, but stems usually taller (1-2 feet) and much less hairy. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum can be identified by its pubescent spikelets, the hairiness of the lower rachis in the inflorescence, and the length of its spikelets (1.5–2.0 mm), per www.IllinoisWildflowers.info.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. implicatum
INCLUDING
New combinations for Panicum ... (Poaceae) of the southeast US (Lelong, 1984)
Panicum acuminatum var. fasciculatum
INCLUDING
New combinations for Panicum ... (Poaceae) of the southeast US (Lelong, 1984)
Panicum acuminatum var. unciphyllum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-039?:
Panicum lanuginosum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum huachucae var. fasciculatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum huachucae var. huachucae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum implicatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum tennesseense
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum huachucae var. huachucae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum huachucae var. silvicola
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum tennesseense
COMMON NAME:
Slender-stemmed Witchgrass, Western Woolly Witchgrass
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May Greenville County SC
In Dichanthelium's vernal stage, the panicle terminates the culm, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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May Greenville County SC
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May Greenville County SC
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July Greenville County SC
Leaf bades 5-12cm long, 6-12mm wide, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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July Greenville County SC
Vernal phase light olivaceous, often purplish, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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July Greenville County SC
In Dichanthelium's intermediate stage, panicles terminate primary branches, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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July Greenville County SC
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July Greenville County SC
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July Greenville County SC
Hairs on lower stems and sheaths straight and ± stiff (ie, pilose), per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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July Greenville County SC
... [there is] wide variation in vegetative characters, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
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July Greenville County SC
Lf sheaths green, longitudinally veined, heavily covered w long white hairs, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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July Greenville County SC
Spikelets 1.5-2.0mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. implicatum
INCLUDING
New combinations for Panicum ... (Poaceae) of the southeast US (Lelong, 1984)
Panicum acuminatum var. fasciculatum
INCLUDING
New combinations for Panicum ... (Poaceae) of the southeast US (Lelong, 1984)
Panicum acuminatum var. unciphyllum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-039?:
Panicum lanuginosum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum huachucae var. fasciculatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum huachucae var. huachucae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum implicatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum tennesseense
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum huachucae var. huachucae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum huachucae var. silvicola
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum tennesseense
4359
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in NC, uncommon in GA, rare in SC
Look for it in open or cut-over woods, thickets, fields, meadows, and shores, frequently on disturbed soils, 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
Early-season ("spring") panicles terminal; later "autumnal" panicles are lateral
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain yellowish/Purplish
Grain
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