Author

Jill M. Gautreaux

Ecology

Fairly common in somewhat shady, wet to dry woodlands.

Electronic links

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DICO2

http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/data/grasses-db.html

http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/data/grasses-db/www/imp06955.htm

http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/

Family

Poaceae

Flowering period

Spring phase from April through June; Summer/fall phase from June through November.

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Habit and Stem

Plants perennial, cespitose, with caudices or with rhizomes up to 2 mm thick; basal rosettes well-differentiated

Culms 20-75 cm, erect or decumbent to sprawling, often purplish; nodes and internodes glabrous or puberulent to pubescent

Inflorescences

Panicle

Leaves

Relatively broad, sheaths and blades often glabrous; Ligule ciliate membrane, 0.3 mm long

Allen, C. M., D. A. Newman, and H. Winters. 2004. Grasses of Louisiana, 3rd edition. Allen's Native Ventures, LLC., Pitkin, LA.

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html. [accessed 08 November 2006; 15:30 GMT]

Freckmann, R.W. and M.G. Lelong . 2003. Dichanthelium. In: Flora of North America North of Mexico. Barkworth, M. E., K. M. Capels, S. Long, and M. B. Piep, editors. Vol. 25, part 2. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. Also: Grass Manual on the Web: http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/.

USDA, NRCS. 2007. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 18 April 2007). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

References

Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould

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Species name

Solitary, 2-3 mm long

Spikelets

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

Dichanthelium joorii (Vasey) Mohlenbrock

Panicum ashei Pearson ex Ashe

Panicum commutatum J.A. Schultes

Panicum commutatum J.A. Schultes var. ashei (Pearson ex Ashe) Fern.

Panicum commutatum J.A. Schultes var. joorii (Vasey) Fern.

Panicum equilaterale Scribn.

Panicum joorii Vasey

Panicum mutabile Scribn. & J.G. Sm.

Synonyms

 Poaceae, Dichanthelium, commutatum