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Dichanthelium

not marked as a favorite taxon Dichanthelium wrightianum (Lamson-Scribner) Freckmann. Common name: Wright's Witchgrass. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Limesink ponds and meadows, cypress savannas, pine savannas, bogs. Distribution: MA south to FL, west to TX; disjunct inland in Coffee County, TN (Ciafré & Estes 2022); Cuba; Central America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: A micrometer is needed to measure the very short puberulence (0.1 mm long) that distinguishes this taxon, D. meridionale, and D. leucothrix from other members of the D. acuminatum group.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA25, K4, Va, Ciafré & Estes (2022), Freckmann (1981); = Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A.Clark var. wrightianum (Scribn.) Gould & C.A.Clark — Gould & Clark (1978); = Panicum wrightianum Scribn. — C, F, G, HC, RAB, S; < Panicum spretum Schult. — GW1. Basionym: Panicum wrightianum Scribn. 1898

Links to other floras: = Dichanthelium wrightianum - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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