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Dichanthelium

not marked as a favorite taxon Dichanthelium columbianum (Lamson-Scribner) Freckmann. Common name: American Witchgrass. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Dry to moist thin woods and open ground, usually in sandy soil. Distribution: S. ME, s. ON, and WI south to GA, TN, and IL.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Mi, NY, Pa, Va; = Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A.Clark ssp. columbianum (Scribn.) Freckmann & Lelong — FNA25; = Panicum columbianum Scribn. — C, G, RAB, WV; < Dichanthelium portoricense (Desv. ex Ham.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin — K4; < Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & Clark var. thinium (Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & Clark — Gould & Clark (1978); < Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. unciphyllum (Trin.) Lelong — Lelong (1984); > Panicum columbianum Scribn. — S; > Panicum columbianum Scribn. var. columbianum — F, HC; > Panicum columbianum Scribn. var. oricola (Hitchc. & Chase) Fernald — F; > Panicum tsugetorum Nash — HC, S. Basionym: Panicum columbianum Scribn. 1897

Links to other floras: = Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. columbianum - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (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: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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