Dichanthelium microcarpon

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusDichanthelium
Species:Dichanthelium microcarpon (Elliott) Mohlenbr.
Common NameSoft 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 5
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 dichotomum subsp. microcarpon Dichanthelium dichotomum subsp. microcarpon (Muhl. ex Elliott) Freckmann & Lelong
Dichanthelium microcarpon Dichanthelium microcarpon (Muhl. ex Elliot) Mohlenbr.

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: Ballard (KY), Barren (KY), Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Breathitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Carlisle (KY), Clinton (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Greenup (KY), Hickman (KY), Jefferson (KY), Johnson (KY), Knox (KY), Laurel (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Oldham (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Benton (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Cheatham (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Hardin (TN), Hickman (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Stewart (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1972 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100769650 Trigg Kentucky
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100769692 Wolfe Kentucky
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100780830 Menifee Kentucky 07 Aug 2017 Thomas McFadden
658
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100130952 Laurel Kentucky 10 Jun 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6778a
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31973000022890 Rowan Kentucky 03 Aug 1988 Risk, Allen
1819
KNK
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095951 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0118549 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0103903 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095948 Marshall Kentucky 02 Aug 1976 Raymond Athey
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0077214 Calloway Kentucky 01 Jul 1988 Max Medley
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0103907 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056282 Lawrence Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095652 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100769676 Madison Kentucky
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100131273 Fayette Tennessee 25 May 2005 Robert Oney
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100131661 Bath Kentucky 26 Jun 1984 Julian Campbell
392
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100769668 Bell Kentucky
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0107033 White Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056262 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0089659 Morgan Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0085005 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0055967 Morgan Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0033570 Hickman Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095946 Laurel Kentucky 11 Sep 1978 Rich Hannan
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095950 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0103910 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0033652 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100131083 McCreary Kentucky 22 Jun 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6411a
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100769726 Ballard Kentucky
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0089660 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056265 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0071064 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056277 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0082500 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056295 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0059038 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0035569 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056291 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095952 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0059039 Marshall Kentucky 02 Aug 1976 Raymond Athey
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056268 Campbell Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100131984 Rockcastle Kentucky 06 Jun 1986 Ralph L. Thompson
86-227
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31973000022889 McCreary Kentucky 20 Jul 1989 Risk, Allen
3427
KNK
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31973000022888 Greenup Kentucky 25 May 1987 Thieret, John
53818
KNK
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0041709 Campbell Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0059042 Carlisle Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056281 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056279 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0033950 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0070148 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0059041 Marshall Kentucky 31 May 1972 Raymond Athey
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0091427 Laurel Kentucky 18 Jun 1978
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0107829 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0033637 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100131653 Bath Kentucky 26 Jun 1984 Julian Campbell
430
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0067994 Garrard Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0033801 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0077152 Calloway Kentucky 01 Jul 1988 Max Medley
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095953 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0103898 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056270 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0096097 Laurel Kentucky 23 Jun 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0054770 Dickson Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0073931 Grundy Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095986 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0116943 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056276 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095984 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0054142 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0087902 Knox Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0064822 Carroll Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0094474 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056266 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0085002 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0065151 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056393 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0059040 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0084018 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0085006 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0103900 Clinton Kentucky 11 Jul 2018 Claire Ciafre
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0059667 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100131794 Hickman Kentucky 12 Jun 1979 Raymond Athey
4330
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100131810 Johnson Kentucky 05 Jun 1979 Richard H. Hannan
2085
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0103901 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0103902 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0059595 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095985 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056290 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0103908 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0084017 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0059043 Rockcastle Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0063086 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0091232 White Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100769700 Rowan Kentucky
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056273 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0103904 Cannon Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0055969 Hardin Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056269 Morgan Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0055676 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0086734 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0063085 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0085004 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0106147 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0033731 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0056278 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0103905 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095956 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0107032 Bledsoe Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0084016 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0084020 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0071882 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0085003 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095957 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100769486 Breathitt Kentucky
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100131950 Powell Kentucky 08 Jun 2000 Timothy J. Weckman
5771
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100769684 Wolfe Kentucky
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
31234100131240 Whitley Kentucky 21 Jun 1993 Steve Walker
634
EKY
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0103899 Clinton Kentucky 15 Jun 2018 Claire Ciafre
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0103906 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0082499 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0051759 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095949 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0084019 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0103909 Cannon Tennessee
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0095955 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
APSC0107830 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Dichanthelium microcarpon
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