Dichanthelium latifolium

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Dichanthelium
Species:	Dichanthelium latifolium (L.) Harvill
Common Name	Broadleaf Rosette Grass
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; 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; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sexuality: monoecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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 schnecki	Panicum schnecki Ashe

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: Harlan (KY), Pendleton (KY), Anderson (TN), Carter (TN), Greene (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1951 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
N/A	Harlan	Kentucky	26 Jun 2005	Amy V. McIntosh 1056	EKY Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020316	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020312	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium
ETSU003324	Unicoi	Tennessee	30 May 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
ETSU003323	Unicoi	Tennessee	24 May 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	20 Jun 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020309	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020305	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium
ETSU003327	Unicoi	Tennessee	16 Sep 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
ETSU006353	Greene	Tennessee	09 May 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020311	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020308	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium
APSC0095650	Harlan	Kentucky	27 Sep 1978	Rich Hannan	APSC Dichanthelium latifolium
ETSU003328	Unicoi	Tennessee	12 Jun 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
ETSU006759	Unicoi	Tennessee	13 May 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020315	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium
APSC0071764	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Dichanthelium latifolium
ETSU006760	Carter	Tennessee	18 Jun 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
ETSU003325	Unicoi	Tennessee	30 May 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
ETSU006763	Unicoi	Tennessee	06 Aug 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020307	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020314	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium
ETSU033712	Carter	Tennessee	05 May 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
ETSU006761	Unicoi	Tennessee	21 Aug 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020306	Jefferson	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020304	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020313	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium
APSC0095651	Harlan	Kentucky	06 Jun 1951		APSC Dichanthelium latifolium
ETSU003326	Unicoi	Tennessee	04 Jul 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
ETSU006758	Greene	Tennessee	23 May 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Dichanthelium latifolium
31973000021599	Pendleton	Kentucky	23 Jun 2005	McKinney, Landon 9608	KNK Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020317	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium
TENN-V-0020310	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Dichanthelium latifolium

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Dichanthelium latifolium

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