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Poaceae
Dichanthelium

Dichanthelium oligosanthes (J.A. Schultes) Gould. Common name: Few-flowered Witchgrass. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, barrens over xeric alluvial deposits, other xeric sandy soils, sandy fields and open woods. Distribution: MA and MN south to FL and TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See note under D. fusiforme.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Thomas (2021); = Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould ssp. oligosanthes — FNA25; = Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould var. oligosanthes — Va, Gould & Clark (1978); = Panicum oligosanthes Schult. — HC, RAB, S; = Panicum oligosanthes Schult. var. oligosanthes — F, NcTx; < Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould — K4, Pa; < Panicum oligosanthes Schult. — C, G; Panicum oligosanthes Schult. Basionym: Panicum oligosanthes Schult. 1824

Links to other floras: = Dichanthelium oligosanthes ssp. oligosanthes - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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