Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Whitehair Witchgrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dichanthelium acuminatum
INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Dichanthelium ovale ssp. villosissimum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum
SYNONYMOUS WITH New combinations for Panicum ... (Poaceae) of the southeast US (Lelong, 1984)
Panicum ovale var. villosum
INCLUDED WITHIN Dichanthelium (Poaceae) in the United States and Canada (Gould & Clark, 1978)
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. villosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-040:
Panicum villosissimum FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum pseudopubescens
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum villosissimum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum pseudopubescens
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum villosissimum
COMMON NAME:
White-haired Witchgrass
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paps4_001_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pavi8_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_pavi8_002_lhd
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5439
May Greenville County SC
Blades rather firm, 6-10cm x 5-10mm, pilose on both surfaces, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5439b
May Greenville County SC
Internode and sheath hairs spreading to restrorse, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5477
May Greenville County SC
Vernal phase culms 25-45cm tall, erect or ascending, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5486
May Greenville County SC
The lower margins of each leaf blade are ciliate with long white hairs, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5487
May Greenville County SC
Leaf sheaths longitudinally veined, covered with both long and short hairs, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5489
May Greenville County SC
Generally distinguished by hairy foliage & spikelets, spikelet size (2-2.5mm), and...
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5491
May Greenville County SC
... and the width of its vernal leaf blades (4-10mm across), per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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JK Marlow jkm230606_3804
June Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dichanthelium acuminatum
INCLUDING
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Dichanthelium ovale ssp. villosissimum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New combinations for Panicum ... (Poaceae) of the southeast US (Lelong, 1984)
Panicum ovale var. villosum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Dichanthelium (Poaceae) in the United States and Canada (Gould & Clark, 1978)
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. villosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-040:
Panicum villosissimum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum pseudopubescens
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum villosissimum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum pseudopubescens
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum villosissimum
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Dry sandy soil of open woods and prairies, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in GA) (uncommon in SC Mountains)
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
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) p660
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p661
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