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Dichanthelium

not marked as a favorite taxon Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould ssp. commutatum. Common name: Variable Witchgrass. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Low, shaded, moist woodlands and woodland edges, and dry, thin, often rocky woods and thickets. Distribution: ME south to FL, west to MI, MO, OK, and TX; Mexico.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Also see commentary under D. commutatum ssp. equilaterale and ssp. joori.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA25, NY, Pa, Tn; = Dichanthelium commutatum (Schult.) Gould var. commutatum — Mo1, Va; = Panicum commutatum Schult. — SFla; < Dichanthelium commutatum (Schult.) Gould — Il, Mex, Freckmann et al. (2008); > Dichanthelium mutabile (Scribn. & J.G.Sm. ex Nash) Wipff — Wipff (2020); < Panicum commutatum Schult. — C, RAB, Tx; > Panicum commutatum Schult. — HC, S, WV; > Panicum commutatum Schult. var. commutatum — F, G; < Panicum divergens Kunth — NcTx; > Panicum mutabile Scribn. & Sm. ex Nash — F, G, HC, S; Panicum commutatum Schult. Basionym: Panicum commutatum Schult. 1824

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

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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