Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dichanthelium commutatum +
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Dichanthelium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium commutatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-059:
Panicum commutatum FAMILY Poaceae
COMMON NAME:
Variable Witchgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_dico2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_paas3_001_lvd
Panicum ashei = D. commutatum var. ashei
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paas3_002_lhd
Panicum ashei = D. commutatum var. ashei
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_paco21_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paco21_002_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paeq2_001_lhd
Panicum equilaterale < D. commutatum var. commutatum
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pamu10_001_lvd
Panicum mutabile < D. commutatum var. commutatum
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_pamu10_002_lhd
Panicum mutabile < D. commutatum var. commutatum
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JK Marlow jkm230418_2656
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdcommutatum_home1
April Anderson County SC
Panicle 6-12 cm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm060506_048
May Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200525_5225
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200525_5228
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200525_5229
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200526_5337
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200528_5365
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5508
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5526
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5531
May Greenville County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdcommutatum_huger
May Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Blades glabrous, margins scaberulose, bases cordate, frequently ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120623_200
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Vernal culms 40-75cm tall, erect, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm120623_203
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm0407b_29
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Later leaves somewhat reduced, jutting out from stem, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dichanthelium commutatum +
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium commutatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-059:
Panicum commutatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
461
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common to rare, depending on variety
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked, and often a basal rosette of overwintering leaves
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Early-season ("spring") panicles terminal; later "autumnal" panicles are lateral
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain yellowish/Purplish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p218
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p677