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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Woolly Witchgrass grows about 1 foot tall (or less) and has abundant long soft hairs on leaves and stems. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-039:
Panicum lanuginosum FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum auburne
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum lanuginosum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum auburne
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum lanuginosum
COMMON NAME:
Woolly Witchgrass, Woolly Rosette Grass, Tapered Rosette Grass
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February Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200627_6270
June Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Ligules ciliate, 2-4mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm200627_6272
June Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
A dense, tangled, or matted mixture of slender hairs 2-4mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm0407a_25
July Greenville County SC
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Vernal phase grayish-olive-green, velvety-villous throughout, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm0407a_28
July Greenville County SC
Utility right-of-way
Culms 40-70cm tall, lax, often with glabrous ring below villous nodes, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm0407a_30
July Greenville County SC
Utility right-of-way
Internodes & sheaths gray-villous with usually non-papillate hairs, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0407a_32
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190702_9584
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Culms ascending, usually with a glabrous ring below the villous nodes, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
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JK Marlow s040703_a
July Greenville County SC
Utility right-of-way
Similar pubescence & habit as D. scoparium, but much smaller & more slender, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow s040703_a2
July Greenville County SC
Utility right-of-way
Panicle 2-10cm long, branches scaberulous. Spikelets 1.4-2.2mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow s040703_c
July Greenville County SC
Utility right-of-way
Blades thickish but not stiff, somewhat incurved when fresh, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm0312a_32
December Greenville County SC
Utility right-of-way
Autumn phase branchlets ultimately forming flabellate fascicles, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm0312a_33
December Greenville County SC
Utility right-of-way
Autumn phase freely, repeatedly, branching from middle nodes, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-039:
Panicum lanuginosum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum auburne
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum lanuginosum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum auburne
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum lanuginosum
1020
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Dryish sandy or clayey soils of open woods and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked, and often a basal rosette of overwintering leaves
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Early-season ("spring") panicles terminal; later "autumnal" panicles are lateral
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain yellowish/Purplish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p220
- The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948) p158
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p657
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