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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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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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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_paci9_001_lvd
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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).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_d_strigosum_leucoble1
August Moore County NC
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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
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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