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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Paspalum dilatatum ssp. dilatatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
LESS THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paspalum dilatatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 029-74-006:
Paspalum dilatatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
LESS THAN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Paspalum dilatatum
COMMON NAME:
Dallis Grass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_padi3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_padi3_002_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_padi3_005_lvd
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Gill Newberry gn04_paspalum_diatatum
April
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Glen Peterson gkp9309_pdilatatum01
August Spartanburg County SC
Terminal racemes with 3-7 alternate spreading branches, spikelets 4-rowed, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Glen Peterson gkp9317_purvilleivsdilata
August Spartanburg County SC
Culms of P. urvillei (left) 1-2m tall, vs. P. dilatatum (right) 0.6-1.2m tall, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Glen Peterson gkp9319_pdilatatum02
August Spartanburg County SC
Sheaths sparsely hairy near base of plant and hairless above, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Glen Peterson gkp9331_pdilatatum03
August Spartanburg County SC
Ligule membrane 2-3mm long, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Glen Peterson gkp9338_pdilatatumvsurvel
August Spartanburg County SC
Ligules of P. dilatatum (on left) vs. P. urvillei (on right).
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Glen Peterson gkp9356_pdilatatumbloom
August Spartanburg County SC
Spikelets ovate, acuminate, 3-4mm [anthers & feathery stigmas protruding], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Glen Peterson gkp9381_pdilatatumvsurvel
August Spartanburg County SC
P. dilatatum on the left, P. urvillei on the right.
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Gill Newberry gn09_p_diatatum_closeup2
September
Spikelets have long silky hairs like P. urvillei, but are larger (3-3.5mm), per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Gill Newberry gn09_p_diatatum_habitat
September