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Poaceae
Dichanthelium

Dichanthelium malacophyllum (Nash) Gould. Common name: Soft-leaf Witchgrass. Phenology: Late May -June (vernal), June-Nov (autumnal). Habitat: Primarily a plant of cedar glades and dry calcareous soils. Distribution: KY and TN west to KS and TX. Reported from SC by FNA, but source of record has not been identified.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA25, Il, K4, Gould & Clark (1978); = n/a — C; = Panicum malacophyllum Nash — F, G, HC, NcTx, S. Basionym: Panicum malacophyllum Nash 1897

Links to other floras: = Dichanthelium malacophyllum - FNA25

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