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Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould ssp. ashei (T.G. Pearson ex Ashe) Freckmann & Lelong. Common name: Ashe's Witchgrass. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Dry rocky or sandy woods and openings. Distribution: MA south to Panhandle FL and MS, west to MI, MO, and OK.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA25, Mi, NY, Pa, Tn; = Dichanthelium commutatum (Schult.) Gould var. ashei (T.G.Pearson ex Ashe) Mohlenbr. — Mo1, Va; = Panicum ashei T.G.Pearson ex Ashe — HC, S, WV; = Panicum commutatum Schult. var. ashei (T.G.Pearson ex Ashe) Fernald — F, G; < Dichanthelium commutatum (Schult.) Gould — FlGr, K4, WH3; < Panicum commutatum Schult. — C, RAB, Tx. Basionym: Panicum ashei T.G.Pearson ex Ashe 1898

Links to other floras: = Dichanthelium commutatum ssp. ashei - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (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 ⓘ: 5

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