OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum   FAMILY Poaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)

Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum

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 auburne

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

Panicum lanuginosum

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

Panicum auburne

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

Panicum lanuginosum

 

COMMON NAME:
Woolly Witchgrass, Woolly Rosette Grass, Tapered Rosette Grass


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JK Marlow    jkm0402f_25

February    Greenville County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm200627_6270

June    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

Ligules ciliate, 2-4mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum, Woolly Witchgrass, Woolly Rosette Grass, Tapered Rosette Grass

JK Marlow    jkm200627_6272

June    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

A dense, tangled, or matted mixture of slender hairs 2-4mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2020).

image of Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum, Woolly Witchgrass, Woolly Rosette Grass, Tapered Rosette Grass

JK Marlow    jkm0407a_25

July    Greenville County    SC

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Vernal phase grayish-olive-green, velvety-villous throughout, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

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JK Marlow    jkm0407a_28

July    Greenville County    SC

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Culms 40-70cm tall, lax, often with glabrous ring below villous nodes, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

image of Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum, Woolly Witchgrass, Woolly Rosette Grass, Tapered Rosette Grass

JK Marlow    jkm0407a_30

July    Greenville County    SC

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Internodes & sheaths gray-villous with usually non-papillate hairs, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum, Woolly Witchgrass, Woolly Rosette Grass, Tapered Rosette Grass

JK Marlow    jkm0407a_32

July    Greenville County    SC

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image of Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum, Woolly Witchgrass, Woolly Rosette Grass, Tapered Rosette Grass

JK Marlow    jkm190702_9584

July    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Culms ascending, usually with a glabrous ring below the villous nodes, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).

image of Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum, Woolly Witchgrass, Woolly Rosette Grass, Tapered Rosette Grass

JK Marlow    s040703_a

July    Greenville County    SC

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Similar pubescence & habit as D. scoparium, but much smaller & more slender, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

image of Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum, Woolly Witchgrass, Woolly Rosette Grass, Tapered Rosette Grass

JK Marlow    s040703_a2

July    Greenville County    SC

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Panicle 2-10cm long, branches scaberulous. Spikelets 1.4-2.2mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    s040703_c

July    Greenville County    SC

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Blades thickish but not stiff, somewhat incurved when fresh, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

image of Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum, Woolly Witchgrass, Woolly Rosette Grass, Tapered Rosette Grass

JK Marlow    jkm0312a_32

December    Greenville County    SC

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Autumn phase branchlets ultimately forming flabellate fascicles, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

image of Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum, Woolly Witchgrass, Woolly Rosette Grass, Tapered Rosette Grass

JK Marlow    jkm0312a_33

December    Greenville County    SC

Utility right-of-way

Autumn phase freely, repeatedly, branching from middle nodes, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum

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 auburne

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

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

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1020

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Dryish sandy or clayey soils of open woods and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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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 yellowish/Purplish
Grain

 

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