Dichanthelium portoricense (Desvaux ex Hamilton) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin ssp. portoricense . Puerto Rican Witchgrass. Phen: May-Sep. Hab: Moist pine savannas and flatwoods. Dist: NC south to FL, west to TX; West Indies.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA25; = n/a – C; = Panicum portoricense Desv. ex Ham. – HC, RAB, S, SFla; = Panicum portoricense Desv. ex Ham. var. portoricense – Lelong (1984); < Dichanthelium portoricense (Desv. ex Ham.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin – K3, K4; < Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & Clark var. thinium (Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & Clark – K1, Gould & Clark (1978)

Links to other floras: = Dichanthelium portoricense ssp. portoricense - 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: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9