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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Dichanthelium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Dichanthelium strigosum ssp. glabrescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Dichanthelium (Poaceae) in the United States and Canada (Gould & Clark, 1978)
Dichanthelium leucoblepharis var. glabrescens
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-027?:
Panicum strigosum FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum polycaulon
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum polycaulon
COMMON NAME:
Hairless Witchgrass
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Keith Bradley kab_dstrigosumglabre71671
August Miami-Dade County FL
Culms glabrous, blades conspicuously ciliate, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Dichanthelium strigosum ssp. glabrescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Dichanthelium (Poaceae) in the United States and Canada (Gould & Clark, 1978)
Dichanthelium leucoblepharis var. glabrescens
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-027?:
Panicum strigosum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum polycaulon
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum polycaulon
3920
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Habitat: Low, open sandy pinelands and hammocks, bogs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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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
Grain
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