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Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum
cypress panicgrass

       
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Panicum microcarpon

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Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum

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Synonyms:
Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum

  DIAN10 Dichanthelium annulum (Ashe) R. LeBlond
  DICA34 Dichanthelium caerulescens (Hack. ex Hitchc.) Correll
  DIDIM Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould ssp. mattamuskeetense (Ashe) Freckmann & Lelong
  DIDIB2 Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. barbulatum (Michx.) Mohlenbr.
  DIDIN Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. nitidum (Lam.) R. LeBlond
  DIDIR Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. ramylosum (Torr.) R. LeBlond
  DIDIR2 Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. roanokense (Ashe) R. LeBlond
  DILU6 Dichanthelium lucidum (Ashe) R. LeBlond
  DIMA9 Dichanthelium mattamuskeetense (Ashe) Mohlenbr.
  DIMI5 Dichanthelium microcarpon (Muhl. ex Elliot) Mohlenbr.
  DINI2 Dichanthelium nitidum (Lam.) Mohlenbr.
  DINU7 Dichanthelium nudicaule (Vasey) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin
  DISP10 Dichanthelium sphagnicola (Nash) R. LeBlond
  DIYA Dichanthelium yadkinense (Ashe) Mohlenbr.
  PAAN10 Panicum annulum Ashe
  PAANG Panicum annulum Ashe var. glabrescens Gleason
  PABA7 Panicum barbulatum Michx.
  PACA20 Panicum caerulescens Hack. ex Hitchc.
  PACL6 Panicum clutei Nash
  PADI8 Panicum dichotomum L.
  PADIB2 Panicum dichotomum L. var. barbulatum (Michx.) Alph. Wood
  PADIC Panicum dichotomum L. var. clutei (Nash) C.F. Reed
  PADIL Panicum dichotomum L. var. lucidum (Ashe) Lelong
  PADIM Panicum dichotomum L. var. mattamuskeetense (Ashe) Lelong
  PADIR Panicum dichotomum L. var. ramulosum (Torr.) Lelong
  PADIR2 Panicum dichotomum L. var. roanokense (Ashe) Lelong
  PADIY Panicum dichotomum L. var. yadkinense (Ashe) Lelong
  PALU4 Panicum lucidum Ashe
  PALUO Panicum lucidum Ashe var. opacum Fernald
  PAMA10 Panicum mattamuskeetense Ashe
  PAMAC Panicum mattamuskeetense Ashe var. clutei (Nash) Fernald
  PAMI6 Panicum microcarpon Muhl. ex Elliot, non Muhl.
  PANI4 Panicum nitidum Lam.
  PANU7 Panicum nudicaule Vasey
  PARO4 Panicum roanokense Ashe
  PASP7 Panicum sphagnicola Nash
  PAYA2 Panicum yadkinense Ashe
 

Distribution:
Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (NB, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 39 species in Dichanthelium, 5 varieties in Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould
 

Classification:
Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Dichanthelium (Hitchc. & Chase) Gould – rosette grass
Species Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould – cypress panicgrass
Variety Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum – cypress panicgrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
Panicum nudicaule
naked-stemmed panic grass              Threatened
Illinois:
Panicum yadkinense
panic grass              Endangered
Indiana:
Panicum annulum
a panic-grass              Endangered
Panicum lucidum
shining panic-grass              Endangered
Panicum mattamuskeetense
a panic-grass              Extirpated
Panicum yadkinense
a panic-grass              Threatened
Massachusetts:
Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. mattamuskeetense
Mattamuskeet panic-grass              Endangered
Ohio:
Panicum yadkinense
spotted panic-grass              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Panicum annulum
annulus panic-grass              Endangered
Panicum lucidum
shining panic-grass              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum

Dichanthelium dichotomum:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC-,FAC FAC FAC FAC- NO NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO FAC NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527691.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/24/2008 10:41 AM MDT