Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (00/00/00):
Dichanthelium acuminatum complex?
FAMILY
Poaceae
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(?) INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-039?:
Panicum lanuginosum (?) FAMILY Poaceae
COMMON NAME:
a Witchgrass
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JK Marlow jkm200530_5418
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200530_5423
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200530_5425
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200530_5426
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210507_0596
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230531_3600
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm230531_3608
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm230531_3612
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6298
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6301
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6304
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6309
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6356
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6359
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Hairs on lower stems and sheaths straight and ± stiff (ie, pilose).
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6362
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Internodes glabrous-glabrate...
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6364
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Leaf sheaths green, longitudinally veined, heavily covered with long white hairs.
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JK Marlow jkm200703_6367
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Spikelets hairy, about 1.5-2.0mm long...
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (00/00/00):
Dichanthelium acuminatum complex?
FAMILY
Poaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-039?:
Panicum lanuginosum (?)
FAMILY
Poaceae
5017
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked, and often a basal rosette of overwintering leaves
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Early-season ("spring") panicles terminal; later "autumnal" panicles are lateral
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain
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