Dichanthelium nodatum (A.S. Hitchcock & Chase) Gould. Common name: Sarita Witchgrass. Phenology: Apr-Nov. Habitat: Sandy soils in oak savannas and woodlands. Distribution: E. and c. TX to s. TX and ne. Mexico.
ID notes: Distinguished most readily from similar D. pedicellatum by its shorter internodes and greater number of culm leaves (8-14 vs. 4-7 in D. pedicellatum).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA25, K4; = Panicum nodatum Hitchc. & Chase — HC. Basionym: Panicum nodatum Hitchc. & Chase 1910
Links to other floras: = Dichanthelium nodatum - FNA25
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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