Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
North Carolina's tallest witchgrass, with stems regularly reaching 3-5 feet high. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-058:
Panicum scabriusculum FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum aculeatum
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum scabriusculum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum aculeatum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum scabriusculum
COMMON NAME:
Tall Swamp Witchgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_disc2_002_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_paac7_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paac7_002_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_pala30_001_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pasc8_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_pasc8_002_lhd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-058:
Panicum scabriusculum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum aculeatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum scabriusculum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum aculeatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum scabriusculum
4347
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Moist, low, open or shaded woodlands, often along streams or ditches, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p674
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p676
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