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
Links to other floras: = Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. spretum - FNA25
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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