Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark

Hairy Rosette-panicgrass, Tapered Rosette Grass

Synonyms: Dichanthelium columbianum, Panicum acuminatum var. columbianum, Panicum columbianum, Panicum oricola, Panicum sabulorum var. thinum, Dichanthelium lanuginosum, Panicum auberne, Panicum lanuginosum, Dichanthelium lanuginosaum var. lindheimeri, Dichanthelium lindheimeri, Panicum lanuginosum var. lindheimeri, Panicum lanuginosum var. septentrionale, Panicum nitidum var. densiflorum, Panicum spretum, Dichanthelium lanuginosum var. fasciculatum, Panicum lanuginosum var. fasciculatum, Panicum lanuginosum var. tennesseense, Panicum subvillosum, Panicum tennesseense, Panicum lanuginosum var. implicatum, Panicum meridionale

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Poaceae

Genus: Dichanthelium

Species: Dichanthelium acuminatum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
MA - State Watch List (subsp. acuminatum)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FAC

PHOTOS OF Dichanthelium acuminatum