NameThatPlant.net: Dichanthelium aciculare

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dichanthelium aciculare FAMILY Poaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

This species is one foot or less tall, with slender leaves which usually are inrolled for much of their length -- making them look "needle-like", as the common name describes. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium aciculare FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)

Dichanthelium aciculare ssp. aciculare

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-028:

Panicum aciculare FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)

Panicum aciculare

INCLUDING (CORRECTIBLE ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR) Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)

Panicum arenicolum

INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)

Panicum bennettense

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Panicum aciculare

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Panicum bennettense

COMMON NAME:
Needleleaf Witchgrass, Needleleaf Rosette Grass

To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.

image of Dichanthelium aciculare, Needleleaf Witchgrass, Needleleaf Rosette Grass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_diac_002_lvd

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_paac11_001_lvd

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paac11_002_lhd

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dichanthelium aciculare FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium aciculare FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Dichanthelium aciculare ssp. aciculare

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-028:
Panicum aciculare FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum aciculare

INCLUDING (CORRECTIBLE ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR) Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum arenicolum

INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum bennettense

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum aciculare

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum bennettense

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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Sandy woods and fields, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont

map
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

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!

"It was spring, But it was summer I wanted, The warm days, And the great outdoors. It was summer, But it was fall I wanted, The colorful leaves, And the cool, dry air. It was fall, But it was winter I wanted, The beautiful snow, And the joy of the holiday season. It was winter, But it was spring I wanted, The warmth, And the blossoming of nature. I was a child, But it was adulthood I wanted, The freedom, And the respect. I was 20, But it was 30 I wanted, To be mature, And sophisticated. I was middle-aged, But it was 20 I wanted, The youth, And the free spirit. I was retired, But it was middle age I wanted, The presence of mind, Without limitations. My life was over. But I never got what I wanted." — Jason Lehman

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