Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dichanthelium commutatum +
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Dichanthelium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium commutatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dichanthelium commutatum
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Dichanthelium commutatum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-059:
Panicum commutatum FAMILY Poaceae
COMMON NAME:
Variable Witchgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_dico2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_paas3_001_lvd
Panicum ashei = D. commutatum var. ashei
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paas3_002_lhd
Panicum ashei = D. commutatum var. ashei
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_paco21_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paco21_002_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paeq2_001_lhd
Panicum equilaterale < D. commutatum var. commutatum
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pamu10_001_lvd
Panicum mutabile < D. commutatum var. commutatum
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_pamu10_002_lhd
Panicum mutabile < D. commutatum var. commutatum
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JK Marlow jkm230418_2656
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdcommutatum_home1
April Anderson County SC
Panicle 6-12 cm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm060506_048
May Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200525_5225
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200525_5228
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200525_5229
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200526_5337
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200528_5365
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5508
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5526
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5531
May Greenville County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdcommutatum_huger
May Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Blades glabrous, margins scaberulose, bases cordate, frequently ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120623_200
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Vernal culms 40-75cm tall, erect, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm120623_203
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm0407b_29
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Later leaves somewhat reduced, jutting out from stem, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dichanthelium commutatum +
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dichanthelium commutatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dichanthelium commutatum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Dichanthelium commutatum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-059:
Panicum commutatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
461
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common to rare, depending on variety
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) p218
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p677
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