Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dichanthelium arenicoloides
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Dichanthelium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The vernal form of Dichanthelium arenicoloides is intermediate between D. aciculare and D. angustifolium; the autumnal form strongly resembles D. aciculare. Differentiating characters are discussed in Weakley's Flora.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium aciculare
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dichanthelium aciculare
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Dichanthelium aciculare ssp. angustifolium
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Dichanthelium aciculare
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum arenicoloides
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum arenicoloides
COMMON NAME:
Sandy Woods Witchgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paar10_001_lhd
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_dich_arenicoloides2
August
In general it resembles D. aciculare, but its spikelets are more elongate, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_dich_arenicoloides2b
August
Larger autumnal blades to 6cm by 1.5mm, involute, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_dich_arenicoloides3
September Dare County NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dichanthelium arenicoloides
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium aciculare
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dichanthelium aciculare
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Dichanthelium aciculare ssp. angustifolium
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Dichanthelium aciculare
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum arenicoloides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum arenicoloides
3900
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Open sandy soil of pinelands and dunes, primarily near the coast; probably occasional to frequent, but long overlooked, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
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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
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