PLANTS Profile for Dichanthelium aciculare (needleleaf rosette grass)

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Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark
needleleaf rosette grass

Symbol:

DIAC

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N

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Photo of Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark

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Synonyms:
Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark

	DIAN4	Dichanthelium angustifolium (Elliot) Gould
	DIFU6	Dichanthelium fusiforme (Hitchc.) Harville
	PAAC11	Panicum aciculare Desv. ex Poir.
	PAACA2	Panicum aciculare Desv. ex Poir. var. angustifolium (Elliot) Wipff & S.D. Jones
	PAACA4	Panicum aciculare Desv. ex Poir. var. arenicoloides (Ashe) Beetle
	PAAN9	Panicum angustifolium Elliot
	PAAR10	Panicum arenicoloides Ashe
	PABE9	Panicum bennettense W.V. Brown
	PAFU3	Panicum fusiforme Hitchc.
	PANE8	Panicum nemopanthum Ashe
	PANE6	Panicum neuranthum Griseb.
	PAOR7	Panicum orthophyllum Ashe
	PAOV3	Panicum ovinum Scribn. & J.G. Sm.
	PAPI5	Panicum pinetorum Swallen

Distribution:
Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark


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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 39 species in Dichanthelium

Classification:
Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark

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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 aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark – needleleaf rosette grass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark

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.

New Jersey:
Panicum aciculare
bristling panic grass		Endangered
Tennessee:
Panicum aciculare
needleleaf witchgrass		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark

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-,FACU

FACU

FACU-

FACU

FACU-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor						Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41653.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/03/2008 11:50 PM MDT