Dichanthelium scabriusculum (Elliott) Gould & C.A. Clark. Common name: Tall Swamp Witchgrass. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Moist, low, open or shaded woodlands, often along streams or ditches. Distribution: Se. MA south to FL, west to e. TX and AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Va, LeBlond (2019a) in Weakley et al (2019a); < Dichanthelium scabriusculum (Elliott) Gould & C.A.Clark — FNA25, Gould & Clark (1978); > Panicum aculeatum Hitchc. & Chase — F, G, HC, S; < Panicum scabriusculum Elliott — C, GW1, RAB; > Panicum scabriusculum Elliott — F, HC, S; > Panicum scabriusculum Elliott var. scabriusculum — G; Panicum scabriusculum Elliott — (basionym)
Links to other floras: < Dichanthelium scabriusculum - FNA25
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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