Dichanthelium columbianum

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusDichanthelium
Species:Dichanthelium columbianum (Scribn.) Freckman
Common NameColumbia Rosette Grass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: 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: 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 7
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 acuminatum subsp. implicatum Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. implicatum (Scribn.) Freckmann & Lelong
Dichanthelium columbianum Dichanthelium columbianum (Scribn.) Freckmann
Dichanthelium portoricense Dichanthelium portoricense (Ham.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin
Dichanthelium portoricense subsp. patulum Dichanthelium portoricense subsp. patulum (Scribn. & Merr.) Freckmann & Lelong
Dichanthelium portoricense subsp. portoricense Dichanthelium portoricense subsp. portoricense
Dichanthelium sabulorum var. patulum Dichanthelium sabulorum var. patulum (Scribn. & Merr.) Gould & C.A. Clark
Dichanthelium sabulorum var. thinium Dichanthelium sabulorum var. thinium (Hitchcock & Chase) F.W.Gould & C.A.Clark
Panicum acuminatum var. columbianum Panicum acuminatum var. columbianum (Scribner) M.G.Lelong
Panicum columbianum Panicum columbianum Scribn.
Panicum columbianum var. oricola Panicum columbianum var. oricola Fernald
Panicum columbianum var. siccanum Panicum columbianum var. siccanum (Hitchc. & Chase) B. Boivin
Panicum columbianum var. thinium Panicum columbianum var. thinium (Hitchc. & Chase) Hitchc. & Chase
Panicum heterophyllum Panicum heterophyllum Bosc ex Nees
Panicum heterophyllum var. thinium Panicum heterophyllum var. thinium (Hitchc. & Chase) Hubbard
Panicum oricola Panicum oricola Hitchc. & Chase
Panicum portoricense Panicum portoricense Ham.
Panicum sabulorum var. thinium Panicum sabulorum var. thinium (Hitchc. & Chase) C.F.Reed
Panicum unciphyllum var. thinium Panicum unciphyllum var. thinium Hitchc. & Chase

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: Fayette (KY), Harlan (KY), Jackson (KY), Letcher (KY), McCreary (KY), Menifee (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rowan (KY), Wayne (KY), Wolfe (KY), Cheatham (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Hardeman (TN), Johnson (TN), Rutherford (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, MDKY, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1966 - 2013

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100769908 Letcher Kentucky
EKY
Dichanthelium columbianum
N/A Letcher Kentucky 31 May 1979 Richard H. Hannan
2039		 EKY
Panicum columbianum
N/A Fayette Kentucky 01 Jan 1997 Danny Husband
193		 EKY
Panicum columbianum
N/A Johnson Tennessee 13 Jul 2013 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Dichanthelium columbianum
APSC0033808 Hardeman Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
31234100764594 Powell Kentucky 30 Jun 1988 Julian Campbell
s.n.		 EKY
Dichanthelium columbianum
APSC0095661 Wayne Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
APSC0096005 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
APSC0056298 Fentress Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
31234100764578 Powell Kentucky 30 Jun 1988 J. Campbell
s.n.		 EKY
Dichanthelium columbianum
31234100756988 Menifee Kentucky 21 Jun 1987 A. Rentas
126		 EKY
Dichanthelium columbianum
MDKY00004361 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Panicum columbianum
MDKY00004362 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Panicum columbianum
UCHT001980 Coffee Tennessee
UCHT
Panicum portoricense
APSC0072089 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
APSC0073387 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
APSC0095662 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
APSC0069752 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
31234100769924 Menifee Kentucky
EKY
Dichanthelium columbianum
31234100764602 Wolfe Kentucky 27 Jun 1988 J. Campbell
s.n.		 EKY
Dichanthelium columbianum
MDKY00004363 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Panicum columbianum
APSC0095962 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
APSC0033809 Hardeman Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
APSC0071128 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
APSC0059030 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
APSC0096004 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
N/A Jackson Kentucky 09 Sep 1986 D. K. Shankland
20		 EKY
Panicum columbianum
APSC0094386 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
N/A Menifee Kentucky 19 Jun 1979 Richard H. Hannan
2380		 EKY
Panicum columbianum
MDKY00004359 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Panicum columbianum
MDKY00004364 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Panicum columbianum
MDKY00004360 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Panicum columbianum
UCHT001981 Cheatham Tennessee 25 Jun 2011 Clea Klagstad, Dwayne Estes
1072		 UCHT
Panicum portoricense
APSC0096027 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
MDKY00004358 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Panicum columbianum
UCHT001979 Rutherford Tennessee 08 Jun 1966 R. Kral
26933		 UCHT
Panicum portoricense
APSC0094385 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
APSC0069877 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
APSC0095963 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium columbianum
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