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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis   FAMILY Poaceae

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

Dichanthelium strigosum ssp. leucoblepharis

SYNONYMOUS WITH New combinations for Panicum ... (Poaceae) of the southeast US (Lelong, 1984)

Panicum strigosum var. leucoblepharis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Dichanthelium (Poaceae) in the United States and Canada (Gould & Clark, 1978)

Dichanthelium leucoblepharis var. leucoblepharis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-026:

Panicum ciliatum   FAMILY Poaceae

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

Panicum ciliatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Panicum ciliatum

 

COMMON NAME:
Dwarf Witchgrass


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image of Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis, Dwarf Witchgrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_paci9_001_lvd

        

image of Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis, Dwarf Witchgrass

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_d_strigosum_leucobl1b

August    Moore County    NC

Leaf blades ciliate with stiff hairs 2-3mm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

image of Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis, Dwarf Witchgrass

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_d_strigosum_leucoble1

August    Moore County    NC

image of Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis, Dwarf Witchgrass

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_d_strigosum_leucoble2

October    Moore County    NC

Basal leaves similar to or > mid & upper culm lvs, often matted or a cushion, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis   FAMILY Poaceae

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH New combinations for Panicum ... (Poaceae) of the southeast US (Lelong, 1984)
Panicum strigosum var. leucoblepharis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Dichanthelium (Poaceae) in the United States and Canada (Gould & Clark, 1978)
Dichanthelium leucoblepharis var. leucoblepharis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-026:
Panicum ciliatum   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum ciliatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum ciliatum

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2246

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Sandy, acidic soils of pinelands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Mountains

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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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