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Dichanthelium malacon

(Nash) LeBlond

G3Vulnerable Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1058011

Element CodePMPOA24290

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusProvisional

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusDichanthelium

Synonyms

Panicum malaconNash

Concept Reference

LeBlond, R.J. 2016. New combinations in Dichanthelium (Poaceae). J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 10(1): 33-43.

Taxonomic Comments

LeBlond (2016) publishes the new combination Dichanthelium malacon. Panicum malacon was included in Dichanthelium ovale var. ovale by Kartesz (1994, 1999). "Although Dichanthelium malacon possesses distinctive characters, it has features characteristic of multiple sections of the genus. This has led to confusion regarding its placement in synonymy, and no doubt to the failure to recognize it as a distinct taxon" (LeBlond 2016).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2018-07-19

Change Date2018-07-19

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat is dry pine/scub oak woodlands (Weakley 2015).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandWoodland - Mixed

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
New Jersey	SH	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S2	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Delaware	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Alexander Springs Creek	Ocala National Forest	2,954

References (2)

LeBlond, R.J. 2016. New combinations in <i>Dichanthelium </i>(Poaceae). J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 10(1): 33-43.
Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Online. Available: www.herbarium.unc.edu/FloraArchives/WeakleyFlora_2015-05-29.pdf (Accessed 2015).