Dichanthelium malacophyllum

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusDichanthelium
Species:Dichanthelium malacophyllum (Nash) Gould
Common NameSoftleaf Rosette Grass
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; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; 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 4
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S2?] (State Rank); G4G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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
  • 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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Panicum scoparium var. minus Panicum scoparium var. minus Scribn.

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: Fulton (KY), Hickman (KY), Livingston (KY), Trigg (KY), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), Dyer (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Knox (TN), Lincoln (TN), Macon (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Tipton (TN), Trousdale (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2003 - 2003

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0020471 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020470 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020481 Trousdale Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020483 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020464 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
APSC0033733 Trigg Kentucky 05 Jun 2003 Ralph Thompson
APSC
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
APSC0059037 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
31234100769734 Hickman Kentucky
EKY
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020479 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020475 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020478 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020485 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020473 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020480 Tipton Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020488 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020457 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020472 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020476 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020477 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
APSC0070144 Maury Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020486 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020458 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020459 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020465 Lincoln Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
APSC0033603 Tipton Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020466 Macon Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
APSC0033646 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
APSC0107030 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
APSC0062493 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
APSC0033602 Shelby Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
APSC0055012 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
31234100769742 Hickman Kentucky
EKY
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020463 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020487 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020456 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020462 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020467 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020482 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020484 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
APSC0055107 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
APSC0119172 Livingston Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020474 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020461 Dyer Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020468 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
APSC0101427 Wilson Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020469 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
TENN-V-0020460 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium malacophyllum
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Dichanthelium malacophyllum - Theo Witsell
Dichanthelium malacophyllum - Theo Witsell
Dichanthelium malacophyllum - Theo Witsell
Dichanthelium malacophyllum - Theo Witsell
Dichanthelium malacophyllum - Theo Witsell
Dichanthelium malacophyllum - Theo Witsell