Dichanthelium ravenelii

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Dichanthelium
Species:	Dichanthelium ravenelii (Scribn. & Merr.) Gould
Common Name	Ravenels Rosette Grass
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; 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	6
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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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

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

Synonym	Full Citation
Panicum scoparium var. major	Panicum scoparium var. major Vasey

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: Calloway (KY), Crittenden (KY), Hart (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Trigg (KY), Chester (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Knox (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Roane (TN), Stewart (TN), Van Buren (TN), Williamson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 1996

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100177128	Calloway	Kentucky	06 Jun 1979	Raymond Athey 4324	EKY Dichanthelium ravenelii
31234100177201	Roane	Tennessee	21 Aug 1977	Henry R. DeSelm 453	EKY Dichanthelium ravenelii
31234100177151	Trigg	Kentucky	05 Jul 1976	Raymond Athey 3494	EKY Dichanthelium ravenelii
31234100177136	McCreary	Kentucky	17 Jul 1996	James D. Kiser 433	EKY Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020757	Hardeman	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020756	Hardeman	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020759	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020767	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020745	Chester	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020763	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
31234100177193	Franklin	Tennessee	18 May 1992	Henry R. DeSelm	EKY Dichanthelium ravenelii
31234100177219	Roane	Tennessee	25 Sep 1976	Henry R. DeSelm 452	EKY Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020751	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
APSC0033525	Lyon	Kentucky			APSC Dichanthelium ravenelii
APSC0103912	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Dichanthelium ravenelii
UOS07884	Coffee	Tennessee	04 Jun 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020760	Haywood	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020744	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020765	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
APSC0033528	Fayette	Tennessee			APSC Dichanthelium ravenelii
APSC0118640	Crittenden	Kentucky			APSC Dichanthelium ravenelii
UOS07885	Coffee	Tennessee	06 Jun 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020749	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020769	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020768	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
APSC0059056	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Dichanthelium ravenelii
APSC0033524	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Dichanthelium ravenelii
APSC0033527	Fayette	Tennessee			APSC Dichanthelium ravenelii
APSC0033523	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Dichanthelium ravenelii
APSC0033522	Stewart	Tennessee	13 Jul 1965	William H. Ellis	APSC Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020754	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020764	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020750	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020761	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
31234100177144	McCreary	Kentucky	14 Aug 1996	James D. Kiser 446	EKY Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020747	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020752	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020753	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020748	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020746	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
APSC0033521	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Dichanthelium ravenelii
APSC0033520	Trigg	Kentucky	04 Jun 1966	William H. Ellis	APSC Dichanthelium ravenelii
UCHT024994	Williamson	Tennessee			UCHT Dichanthelium ravenelii
31234100177169	Trigg	Kentucky	29 May 1978	Raymond Athey	EKY Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020755	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020766	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020758	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
TENN-V-0020762	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium ravenelii
APSC0078480	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Dichanthelium ravenelii
APSC0067780	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Dichanthelium ravenelii

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Dichanthelium ravenelii

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