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Dichanthelium

not marked as a favorite taxon Dichanthelium dichotomum (Linnaeus) Gould var. nitidum (Lamarck) LeBlond. Common name: Shining Witchgrass. Habitat: Moist sandy or peaty soil of wet pine savannas and pocosin ecotones, wet meadows near the coast, swamps, and marshes. Distribution: PA and NJ south to FL, west to MO and TX; Bahamas (Sorrie & LeBlond 1997) and West Indies; Mexico to Venezuela.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Va, LeBlond (2001a); = Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould ssp. nitidum (Lam.) Freckmann & Lelong — FNA25; = Panicum dichotomum L. var. nitidum (Lam.) Wood — Lelong (1984); = Panicum nitidum Lam. — F, HC, Mi, S, SFla; = Panicum nitidum Lam. var. nitidum — G; < Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould — Bah, Mex, Pa; < Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum — Gould & Clark (1978); < Panicum dichotomum L. — C, GW1, RAB. Basionym: Panicum nitidum Lam. 1791

Links to other floras: = Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. nitidum - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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