Dichanthelium spretum (J.A. Schultes) Freckmann. Eaton's Witchgrass. Phen: May-Sep. Hab: Pondcypress savannas, small depression ponds, other wet sands and peats of bogs, meadows, and shores. Dist: ME south to n. FL, LA and e. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Intermediate forms between this taxon and D. longiligulatum occur.

Synonymy: = K1, Mi, NY, Pa, Va, Freckmann (1981); = Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A.Clark ssp. spretum (Schult.) Freckmann & Lelong – FNA25; = Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A.Clark var. densiflorum (Rand & Redfield) Gould & C.A.Clark – Gould & Clark (1978); = Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. densiflorum (Rand & Redfield) Lelong – Lelong (1984); = Panicum densiflorum Rand & Redfield; = Panicum spretum Schult. – C, F, G, HC, RAB, S; < Dichanthelium leucothrix (Nash) Freckmann – K3, K4; < Panicum spretum Schult. – GW1

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily: 8