Dichanthelium tenue

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusDichanthelium
Species:Dichanthelium tenue (Muhl.) Freckmann & Lelong
Common NameSlender panicgrass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; 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
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StatusNative
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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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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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Dichanthelium dichotomum var. tenue Dichanthelium dichotomum var. tenue (Muhl.) Gould & C.A. Clark
Dichanthelium ensifolium var. unciphyllum Dichanthelium ensifolium var. unciphyllum (Trin.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin

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: McCreary (KY), Pulaski (KY), Blount (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Marion (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Scott (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, HTTU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0020980 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
TENN-V-0020990 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
TENN-V-0020979 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
APSC0033432 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium tenue
APSC0095931 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium tenue
APSC0109163 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium tenue
TENN-V-0020987 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
TENN-V-0020986 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
APSC0099859 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium tenue
APSC0102740 Grundy Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium tenue
TENN-V-0020985 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
APSC0095970 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium tenue
TENN-V-0020989 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
TENN-V-0020984 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
APSC0055681 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium tenue
HTTU036612 White Tennessee
HTTU
Dichanthelium tenue
TENN-V-0020988 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
TENN-V-0020981 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
TENN-V-0020983 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
APSC0116944 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium tenue
TENN-V-0020978 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
TENN-V-0020991 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
TENN-V-0020982 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium tenue
APSC0095971 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium tenue
UCHT024995 Scott Tennessee
UCHT
Dichanthelium tenue
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