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cypress panicgrass

Scientific Name: Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ensifolium

Family: Poaceae

Category: Monocot

Growth: Graminoid

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Cypress Panicgrass (Dichanthelium dichotomum)

Considerations for Pets

  • This plant is a grass.

Considerations for Children

  • This plant is a grass.

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

  • Scientific Name: Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould
  • Common Name: Cypress panicgrass
  • Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Genus: Dichanthelium
  • Species: dichotomum
  • Synonyms: Panicum lacustre, Panicum dichotomum L., Panicum gravius Hitchc. &amp Chase, Dichanthelium annulum (Ashe) R. LeBlond
  • Subspecies: Dichanthelium dichotomum subsp. dichotomum
  • Varieties:
    • Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum
    • Dichanthelium dichotomum var. glabrifolium (Nash) Gould &amp C.A. Clark
    • Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ensifolium (Baldw. ex Elliot) Gould &amp C.A. Clark
    • Dichanthelium dichotomum var. tenue

Distribution and Habitat

  • The text mentions its presence in Alabama (United States Department of Agriculture).
  • Also found in various locations, as indicated by the years and abbreviations: 1934(DC), 1937, 38, 45(MD),1937(VA), 1937(AL), 1952(SC), 1955(FL).
  • Found near Cypress Creek.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Cypress panicgrass is a perennial C3 grass.
  • It has a slender spring phase.
  • Leaves are alternate and thin.
  • Flower spikelets are 1-flowered.
  • Growth habit is graminoid.

Quirky Facts

  • It can be fertilized periodically in the spring.