Dichanthelium angustifolium

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusDichanthelium
Species:Dichanthelium angustifolium (Ell.) Gould
Common NameNarrow leaved panicgrass
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: 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 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 aciculare Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C. A.Clark
Dichanthelium angustifolium Dichanthelium angustifolium (Ell.) Gould
Dichanthelium fusiforme Dichanthelium fusiforme (Hitchcock) A.M.Harvill
Panicum aciculare Panicum aciculare Desv. ex Poir.
Panicum aciculare var. aciculare Panicum aciculare var. aciculare Desv. ex Poir.
Panicum aciculare var. angustifolium Panicum aciculare var. angustifolium (Elliott) J.K.Wipff & S.D.Jones
Panicum aciculare var. arenicoloides Panicum aciculare var. arenicoloides (Ashe) Beetle
Panicum aciculare var. ovinum Panicum aciculare var. ovinum (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Beetle
Panicum angustifolium Panicum angustifolium LeConte ex Torr.
Panicum arenicoloides Panicum arenicoloides Ashe
Panicum bennettense Panicum bennettense W.V.Br.
Panicum fusiforme Panicum fusiforme Hitchcock
Panicum nemopanthum Panicum nemopanthum Ashe
Panicum neuranthum Panicum neuranthum Griseb.
Panicum orthophyllum Panicum orthophyllum Ashe
Panicum ovinum Panicum ovinum Scribn. & J.G.Sm.
Panicum pinetorum Panicum pinetorum Swallen

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), Laurel (KY), Marshall (KY), Trigg (KY), Carroll (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Perry (TN), Roane (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Stewart (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1963 - 1994

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0018977 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018950 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018972 Perry Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018978 Union Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018954 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018946 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018945 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Panicum aciculare
TENN-V-0018958 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018955 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018947 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0150766 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Panicum angustifolium
TENN-V-0018932 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Panicum aciculare
TENN-V-0018973 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018934 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Panicum aciculare
TENN-V-0018975 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018952 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018933 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Panicum aciculare
TENN-V-0018964 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018949 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018944 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Panicum aciculare
TENN-V-0018966 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018936 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Panicum aciculare
TENN-V-0018976 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018965 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018948 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018957 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018960 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018956 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018961 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0021832 Calloway Kentucky
TENN
Panicum angustifolium
TENN-V-0018953 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0021833 Marshall Kentucky
TENN
Panicum angustifolium
TENN-V-0018959 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018968 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018970 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018974 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018935 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Panicum aciculare
TENN-V-0018951 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018963 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018969 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018979 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018962 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0018967 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0075282 Moore Tennessee
TENN
Panicum angustifolium
TENN-V-0018943 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Panicum aciculare
TENN-V-0018971 Perry Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
UCHT006325 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Panicum angustifolium
UCHT006326 Franklin Tennessee
UCHT
Panicum angustifolium
UCHT001900 Franklin Tennessee 03 Jun 1963 J.K Underwood
 UCHT
Dichanthelium angustifolium
UCHT006327 Franklin Tennessee
UCHT
Panicum angustifolium
APSC0033967 Stewart Tennessee 07 Jul 1988 Edward Chester
 APSC
Dichanthelium angustifolium
APSC0033966 Trigg Kentucky 14 Jul 1987 Chengxia You
 APSC
Dichanthelium angustifolium
APSC0033968 Trigg Kentucky 12 Jul 1988 Edward Chester
 APSC
Dichanthelium angustifolium
APSC0033974 Fayette Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium angustifolium
APSC0033684 Montgomery Tennessee 24 May 1994 Edward Chester
 APSC
Dichanthelium angustifolium
APSC0033970 Hardeman Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0243522 Overton Tennessee 29 Oct 1976 H. R. DeSelm
s.n.		 TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0243509 McMinn Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
TENN-V-0243518 Union Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium angustifolium
BRIT184276 Tennessee
VDB
Panicum angustifolium
BRIT184280 Tennessee
VDB
Panicum angustifolium
BRIT184279 Tennessee
VDB
Panicum angustifolium
BRIT184277 Tennessee
VDB
Panicum angustifolium
BRIT184278 Tennessee
VDB
Panicum angustifolium
N/A Laurel Kentucky 11 Jul 1993 Steve Walker
695		 EKY
Panicum aciculare
N/A Coffee Tennessee 30 Aug 1986 Henry R. DeSelm
515		 EKY
Panicum aciculare
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