PLANTS Profile for Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum (tapered rosette grass)

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PLANTS Profile

Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum
tapered rosette grass

Symbol:

DIACA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum

Panicum acuminatum

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Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum

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Synonyms:
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum

DIAU5	Dichanthelium auburne (Ashe) Mohlenbr.
PAAC5	Panicum acuminatum Sw.
PAACA5	Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. acuminatum	millet, panicgrass
PAAU6	Panicum auburne Ashe
PABE6	Panicum benneri Fernald
PACH7	Panicum chrysopsidifolium Nash

Distribution:
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum


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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 39 species in Dichanthelium, 6 varieties in Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark

Classification:
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum

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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 acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark – tapered rosette grass
Variety	Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum – tapered rosette grass

Introduced Information:
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum

Dichanthelium acuminatum:

Nat. Ind.

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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-,FACW

FAC

FACW

FAC

FACW

FACU-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527684.

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: 10/11/2008 02:39 PM MDT