Dichanthelium leucothrix

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Dichanthelium
Species:	Dichanthelium leucothrix (Nash) Freckmann
Common Name	Rough Panicgrass
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[S1] (State Rank); G4?Q (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. leucothrix	Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. leucothrix (Nash) Freckmann & Lelong
Dichanthelium leucothrix	Dichanthelium leucothrix (Nash) Freckmann

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Overton (TN), Rhea (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Warren (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0019178	Coffee	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix
TENN-V-0019186	Wilson	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix
TENN-V-0019184	Scott	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix
TENN-V-0019179	Cumberland	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix
TENN-V-0019181	Overton	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix
TENN-V-0019183	Rutherford	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix
TENN-V-0019185	Warren	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix
TENN-V-0019173	Coffee	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix
TENN-V-0019182	Rhea	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix
TENN-V-0019174	Coffee	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix
TENN-V-0019175	Coffee	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix
TENN-V-0019177	Coffee	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix
TENN-V-0019180	Franklin	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix
TENN-V-0019176	Coffee	Tennessee	TENN Dichanthelium leucothrix

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Dichanthelium leucothrix

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Ecoregions

Synonyms

Specimens and Distribution

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