PLANTS Profile for Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. oligosanthes (Heller's rosette grass)

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Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould var. oligosanthes
Heller's rosette grass

Symbol:

DIOLO

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould var. oligosanthes

Panicum oligosanthes

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 158. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould var. oligosanthes

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Synonyms:
Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould var. oligosanthes

PAOL2

Panicum oligosanthes Schult.

Distribution:
Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould var. oligosanthes


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

Related Taxa:
Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould var. oligosanthes

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 39 species in Dichanthelium, 2 varieties in Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould

Classification:
Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould var. oligosanthes

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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 oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould – Heller's rosette grass
Variety	Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould var. oligosanthes – Heller's rosette grass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould var. oligosanthes

The synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

New York:
Panicum oligosanthes
few-flowered panic grass		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould var. oligosanthes

Dichanthelium oligosanthes:

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

FACU,FAC

FACU

FAC

FACU*

NI*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould var. oligosanthes

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527695.

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).

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 07:53 PM MDT