Dinebra panicea ssp. mucronata

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusDinebra
Species: Dinebra panicea
Infraspecies:Dinebra panicea (Michx.) P. M. Peterson & N. Snow ssp. mucronata
Common NameRed Sprangletop
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Region of Origin: North America; 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 2
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
Leptochloa mucronata Leptochloa mucronata Kunth
Leptochloa panicea subsp. mucronata Leptochloa panicea subsp. mucronata (Michx.) Nowack

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), Calloway (KY), Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), Graves (KY), Hickman (KY), McCracken (KY), Shelby (TN), Tipton (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: MEM, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1960 - 1979

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MEM000141 Shelby Tennessee 01 Jul 1960 M.D. Hassell
s.n.		 MEM
Leptochloa mucronata
MEM017684 Calloway Kentucky 03 Sep 1979 Raymond Athey
4446		 MEM
Leptochloa mucronata
TENN-V-0210050 Tennessee A. Gattinger
 TENN
Leptochloa mucronata
MEM006539 Ballard Kentucky 24 Sep 1971 Raymond Athey
1533		 MEM
Leptochloa mucronata
MEM006776 Fulton Kentucky 01 Aug 1973 Raymond Athey
2457		 MEM
Leptochloa mucronata
TENN-V-0210049 Tennessee A. Gattinger
 TENN
Leptochloa mucronata
MEM014671 Tipton Tennessee 17 Aug 1968 Sarah J. Warrington
319		 MEM
Leptochloa mucronata
MEM000142 Shelby Tennessee 20 Aug 1961 Jack L. Tayloe
106		 MEM
Leptochloa mucronata
MEM007079 Ballard Kentucky 28 Aug 1973 Raymond Athey
2526		 MEM
Leptochloa mucronata
MEM007392 Hickman Kentucky 12 Sep 1973 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
73F1.20		 MEM
Leptochloa mucronata
MEM006874 McCracken Kentucky 25 Sep 1971 Raymond Athey
1535		 MEM
Leptochloa mucronata
MEM006005 Graves Kentucky 26 Jun 1970 Raymond Athey
1062		 MEM
Leptochloa mucronata
MEM007363 Fulton Kentucky 01 Aug 1973 Raymond Athey
2458		 MEM
Leptochloa mucronata
MEM006006 Carlisle Kentucky 26 Jul 1970 Raymond Athey
1136		 MEM
Leptochloa mucronata
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