Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Monocots
Family Name: Poaceae

Dichanthelium - [maps | photos]

• Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark
  NWI TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: needleleaf rosette grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum aciculare Desv. ex Poir.

         • Panicum angustifolium Ell.

• Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum
  NWI TN: Facultative
  Common Name: tapered rosette grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum acuminatum Sw.

         • Panicum lanuginosum Ell.

• Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. columbianum
  NWI TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: Hemlock Panic-Grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. columbianum (Scribn.) Lelong

         • Panicum columbianum Scribn.

         • Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & C.A.Clark var. thinium (Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A.Clark

• Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. implicatum
  Common Name: matting rosette grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. unciphyllum (Trin.) Lelong

         • Panicum meridionale Ashe

         • Dichanthelium meridionale (Ashe) Freckmann

• Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. leucothrix (TN Special Concern)
  Common Name: rough panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Dichanthelium leucothrix (Nash) Freckmann

         • Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. leucothrix (Nash) Lelong

         • Panicum leucothrix Nash

• Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. lindheimeri
  Common Name: Lindheimer panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Dichanthelium lindheimeri (Nash) Gould

         • Panicum lanuginosum Ell. var. lindheimeri (Nash) Fern.

         • Panicum lindheimeri Nash

• Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. longiligulatum
  Common Name: coastal plain panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum longiligulatum Nash

         • Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. longiligulatum (Nash) Lelong

         • Dichanthelium longiligulatum (Nash) Freckmann

• Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. spretum (TN Endangered)
  Common Name: Eaton's Panic-Grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum spretum J.A.Schultes

• Dichanthelium annulum (Ashe) LeBlond
  Common Name: ringed witch grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum annulum Ashe

• Dichanthelium boreale (Nash) Freckmann
  NWI TN: Facultative Upland +
  Common Name: northern panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum bicknellii Nash

         • Panicum boreale Nash

• Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark
  Common Name: Bosc's panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum boscii Poir.

• Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould
  NWI TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: deertongue
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum clandestinum L.

• Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould
  NWI TN: Facultative
  Common Name: variable panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould var. ashei (Pearson ex Ashe) Mohlenbrock

         • Panicum commutatum J.A. Schultes

         • Panicum joorii Vasey

         • Panicum ashei Pearson ex Ashe

• Dichanthelium consanguineum (Kunth) Gould & C.A. Clark
  NWI TN: Facultative
  Common Name: blood panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. consanguineum (Kunth) J.W. Wipff & S.D. Jones

         • Panicum consanguineum Kunth

• Dichanthelium depauperatum (Muhl.) Gould
  Common Name: starved panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum depauperatum Muhl.

• Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum
  NWI TN: Facultative
  Common Name: cypress panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum dichotomum L.

• Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. lucidum
  Common Name: shining forked panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum dichotomum L. var. lucidum (Ashe) Lelong

         • Panicum lucidum Ashe

• Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon
  Common Name: cypress panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum microcarpon Muhl. ex Ell.

         • Dichanthelium dichotomous (L.) Gould var. ramulosum (Torr.) LeBlond

• Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. nitidum
  Common Name: small fruited forked panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum nitidum Lam.

         • Dichanthelium dichotomum var. nitidum (Lam.) LeBlond

• Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. roanokense
  Common Name: Roanoke Island shining forked panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum dichotomum L. var. roanokense (Ashe) Lelong

         • Panicum roanokense Ashe

• Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. yadkinense
  Common Name: Yadkin Forked Panic-Grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum yadkinense Ashe

• Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldw. ex Ell.) Gould (TN Endangered)
  Common Name: cypress panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum ensifolium Baldw. ex Ell.

         • Panicum ensifolium Baldw. ex Ell. var. curtifolium (Nash) Lelong

         • Dichanthelium dichotomous (L.) Gould var. ensifolium (Baldw. ex Ell.) Gould & C.A. Clark

• Dichanthelium latifolium (L.) Harvill
  NWI TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: broadleaf rosette grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum latifolium L.

• Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Lam.) Gould
  NWI TN: Facultative
  Common Name: openflower rosette grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum laxiflorum Lam.

         • Panicum xalapense Kunth

• Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribn. ex Nash) Gould
  Common Name: slimleaf panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum linearifolium Scribn. ex Nash

• Dichanthelium malacophyllum (Nash) Gould
  Common Name: softleaf rosette grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum malacophyllum Nash

• Dichanthelium oligosanthes (J.A. Schultes) Gould
  NWI TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: Heller's rosette grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum oligosanthes J.A. Schultes

         • Panicum oligosanthes J.A. Schultes var. scribnerianum (Nash) Fern.

• Dichanthelium ovale (Ell.) Gould & C.A.Clark
  Common Name: whitehair rosette grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum ovale Ell. var. villosum (Gray) Lelong

         • Panicum villosissimum Nash

         • Dichanthelium villosissimum (Nash) Freckmann

• Dichanthelium polyanthes (J.A. Schultes) Mohlenbrock
  Common Name: roundseed panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Dichanthelium polyanthes (J.A. Schultes) Mohlenbrock

         • Panicum polyanthes J.A. Schultes

         • Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould var. isophyllum (Scribn.) Gould

• Dichanthelium ravenelii (Scribn. & Merr.) Gould
  NWI TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: Ravenel's rosette grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum ravenelii Scribn. & Merr.

• Dichanthelium scabriusculum (Ell.) Gould & C.A. Clark
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: woolly rosette grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum recognitum Fern.

         • Panicum scabriusculum Ell.

• Dichanthelium scoparium (Lam.) Gould
  NWI TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: velvet panicum
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum scoparium Lam.

• Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould
  NWI TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: roundseed panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum sphaerocarpon Ell.

• Dichanthelium strigosum (Muhl. ex Ell.) Freckmann
  NWI TN: Facultative
  Common Name: roughhair rosette grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum strigosum Muhl. ex Ell.

• Dichanthelium tenue (Muhl.) Freckmann & Lelong
  Common Name: cypress panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Dichanthelium dichotomous (L.) Gould var. tenue (Muhl.) Gould & C.A. Clark

         • Panicum albomarginatum Nash

         • Panicum tenue Muhl.

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*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee

All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
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