Dichanthelium meridionale

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusDichanthelium
Species:Dichanthelium meridionale (Ashe) Freckmann
Common NameMatting 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: 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
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[SU] (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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  • Counties
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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

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Wolfe (KY), Anderson (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Campbell (TN), Clay (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Henry (TN), Lincoln (TN), McNairy (TN), Maury (TN), Monroe (TN), Moore (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1988 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
N/A Powell Kentucky 16 Sep 1988 R.C. Clark
21836
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
31234100775053 Wolfe Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21951
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019190 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019221 Pickett Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019194 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019203 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019216 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019199 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019209 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019231 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019188 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
APSC0114677 Grundy Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium meridionale
APSC0084013 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium meridionale
31234100775509 Powell Kentucky 16 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21836
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
N/A Powell Kentucky 06 Jun 1990 Ross C. Clark
22493
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019229 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019230 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019202 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019207 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019210 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019227 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019233 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
31234100775103 Powell Kentucky 06 Jun 1990 Ross C. Clark
22493
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
N/A Wolfe Kentucky 15 Jul 1989 Ross C. Clark
22219
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
N/A Powell Kentucky 12 Aug 1992 Ross C. Clark
22684
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
N/A Powell Kentucky 06 Jun 1990 Ross C. Clark
22493
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019192 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019217 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019205 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019220 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019215 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
APSC0103699 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium meridionale
APSC0116945 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium meridionale
N/A Wolfe Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21951
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019187 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019195 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019198 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019223 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019219 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019191 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019213 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
APSC0033766 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium meridionale
APSC0070169 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium meridionale
APSC0056288 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium meridionale
N/A Wolfe Kentucky 15 Jul 1989 Ross C. Clark
22219
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
31234100775145 Wolfe Kentucky 15 Jul 1989 Ross C. Clark
22219
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019189 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019206 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
APSC0054141 Grundy Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium meridionale
APSC0102383 Grundy Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium meridionale
ETSU009197 Unicoi Tennessee 30 Jul 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Dichanthelium meridionale
N/A Powell Kentucky 16 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21836
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019201 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019224 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019208 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019193 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019226 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019211 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019214 Lincoln Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
APSC0084014 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium meridionale
APSC0113300 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium meridionale
31234100712718 Pulaski Kentucky 01 Jun 1991 J. richard Abbott
426
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
N/A Wolfe Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21951
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019200 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019197 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019218 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
APSC0033455 Campbell Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium meridionale
N/A Powell Kentucky 12 Aug 1992 R.C. Clark
22684
EKY
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019212 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019228 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019225 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019204 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019232 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019222 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
TENN-V-0019196 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Dichanthelium meridionale
APSC0056261 Grundy Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium meridionale
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