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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dichanthelium neuranthum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Dichanthelium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium aciculare
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Dichanthelium aciculare ssp. neuranthum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-029:
Panicum neuranthum FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum neuranthum
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum ovinum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum neuranthum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum ovinum
COMMON NAME:
Nerved Witchgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_pane6_001_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paov3_001_lhd
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_dich_neuranthum2
May Dare County NC
Vernal panicle branches strongly ascending to erect; spikelets 1.8-2.2mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dichanthelium neuranthum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium aciculare
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Dichanthelium aciculare ssp. neuranthum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-029:
Panicum neuranthum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum neuranthum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum ovinum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum neuranthum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum ovinum
3902
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Maritime wet grasslands, Piedmont prairie-like barrens, 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 yellowish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p648
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p123
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