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Dichanthelium commutatum

(J.A. Schultes) Gould

Variable Witchgrass

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137948
Element CodePMPOA24060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusDichanthelium
Synonyms
Panicum commutatumJ.A. Schultes
Other Common Names
variable panicgrass (EN) Variable Rosette Grass (EN)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Considered a synonym of Panicum divergens in the Flora of North Central Texas by Diggs et al. (1999), a name not mentioned in Kartesz (1999).
Conservation Status
Review Date1988-04-28
Change Date1988-04-28
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
LouisianaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
MarylandSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
New JerseyS4Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ripple HollowShawnee National Forest3,788
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Irish Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest1,226
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
London Bridge BranchCherokee National Forest3,387
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little Lake CreekNational Forests in Texas596
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
References (1)
  1. 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.