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Dichanthelium bicknellii

(Nash) LeBlond

Bicknell's Panicgrass

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136803

Element CodePMPOA4K2N0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusProvisional

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusDichanthelium

Synonyms

Panicum bicknelliiNash

Concept Reference

Braun, L.E. 1967. The Monocotyledoneae: cat-tails to orchids. Vol. One. Ohio State Univ. Press, Columbus, Ohio. 464 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

Panicum bicknellii is recognized as a distinct species in Braun (1967) and as Dichanthelium bicknellii by LeBlond (2016). Kartesz (1994, 1999) and Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003) include Panicum bicknellii in the synonymy of Dichanthelium boreale.

Conservation Status

Review Date2000-09-29

Change Date2000-09-29

Edition Date2000-09-29

Edition AuthorsMacBryde, B.

Rank Reasons

Panicum bicknellii, if considered distinct from Panicum boreale (=Dichanthelium boreale), has been reported to occur locally in dry woods from Massachusetts and southwestern Quebec to Missouri and Georgia (Gleason 1952; Fernald 1950).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	S2	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
South Carolina	S1	Yes
Ohio	S2	Yes
Delaware	SNR	Yes
Virginia	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S1	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
Missouri	S1	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SU	Yes
Indiana	S1	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Missouri (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Swan Creek Rare II Study Area	Mark Twain National Forest	7,310

References (13)

Braun, L.E. 1967. The Monocotyledoneae: cat-tails to orchids. Vol. One. Ohio State Univ. Press, Columbus, Ohio. 464 pp.
Dore, W.G., and J. McNeill. 1980. Grasses of Ontario. Research Branch, Agriculture Cananda, Ottawa. 566 pp.
Fernald, M. L. 1950. Gray's manual of botany. 8th edition. Corrected printing (1970). D. Van Nostrand Company, New York. 1632 pp.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 25. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxv + 781 pp.
Gleason, H.A. 1952. The new Britton and Brown illustrated flora of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. 3 volumes. Hafner Press, New York. 1732 pp.
Gleason, H.A., and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 910 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
LeBlond, R.J. 2016. New combinations in <i>Dichanthelium </i>(Poaceae). J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 10(1): 33-43.
Rhoads, A.F. and T.A. Block. 2000. The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual. University of Pennsylvania Press: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1061 pp.
Voss, E.G. 1972. Michigan flora: A guide to the identification and occurrence of the native and naturalized seed-plants of the state. Part I. Gymnosperms and monocots. Cranbrook Institute of Science and Univ. Michigan Herbarium. Ann Arbor. 488 pp.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.
Yatskievych, G. 1999. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, Volume 1. Revised edition. Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.