Dichanthelium dichotomum

Dichanthelium dichotomum

Dichanthelium dichotomum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Dichantheliinae
Genus: Dichanthelium
Species: Dichanthelium commutatum

Name

Dichanthelium commutatum (L.) Gould, 1974

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chasea dichotoma (L.) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 64 (1911)
  • Panicum dichotomum L., Sp. Pl.: 58 (1753)
• Heterotypic
  • Dichanthelium dichotomum var. barbulatum (Michx.) Mohlenbr., Ill. Fl. Illinois, Grasses: Panicum-Danthonia, ed. 2: 380 (2001)
  • Dichanthelium dichotomum var. nitidum (Lam.) LeBlond, Sida 19: 829 (2001)
  • Dichanthelium dichotomum subsp. nitidum (Lam.) Freckmann & Lelong, Sida 20: 169 (2002)
  • Dichanthelium nitidum (Lam.) Mohlenbr., Erigenia 6: 26 (1985)
  • Panicum angustifolium Leconte ex Torr., Cat. Pl. New York: 91 (1819), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum barbatum Leconte ex Torr., A.Eaton, Man. Bot. N. States, ed. 2: 342 (1818), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum barbulatum Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 49 (1803)
  • Panicum clivum Sohns, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 46: 376 (1957)
  • Panicum curtivaginum Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 16: 85 (1899 publ. 1900)
  • Panicum deustum Brickell & Enslin ex Muhl., Descr. Gram.: 119 (1817), pro syn.
  • Panicum dichotomum var. barbulatum (Michx.) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 786 (1861)
  • Panicum dichotomum var. commune S.Watson & J.M.Coult., A.Gray, Manual, ed. 6: 633 (1890)
  • Panicum dichotomum var. divaricatum Vasey, Bull. Div. Bot. U.S.D.A. 8: 30 (1889)
  • Panicum dichotomum var. nitidum (Lam.) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 786 (1861)
  • Panicum dichotomum var. nodiflorum (Lam.) Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 234 (1866)
  • Panicum dichotomum var. viride Vasey, Bull. Div. Bot. U.S.D.A. 8: 30 (1889)
  • Panicum dumus Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 192 (1831)
  • Panicum flexuosum Scribn. & Merr., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 27: 3 (1900), nom. nud.
  • Panicum gravius Hitchc. & Chase, Rhodora 8: 205 (1906)
  • Panicum heterophyllum Muhl., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3: 160 (1793), nom. nud.
  • Panicum muhlenbergianum Schult., Mant. 2: 230 (1824)
  • Panicum multirameum Scribn., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 19: 2 (1900)
  • Panicum nitidum Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 172 (1791)
  • Panicum nitidum var. barbatum Torr., Fl. N. Middle United States 1: 146 (1824)
  • Panicum nitidum var. barbulatum (Michx.) Chapm., Fl. South. U.S., ed. 3: 586 (1897)
  • Panicum nitidum var. glabriusculum Döll, C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 247 (1877), not validly publ.
  • Panicum nitidum var. gracile E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 21 (1886), not validly publ.
  • Panicum nitidum var. pauciflorum Britton, Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 9: 14 (1889)
  • Panicum nitidum var. viride (Vasey) Britton, Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 9: 14 (1889)
  • Panicum nodiflorum Lam., Encycl. 4: 744 (1798)
  • Panicum parvulum Scribn. & Merr., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 27: 4 (1900), pro syn.
  • Panicum pubescens var. barbulatum (Michx.) Britton, Cat. Pl. New Jersey: 280 (1889)
  • Panicum pubescens var. longipilium Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 192 (1831)
  • Panicum ramulosum Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 50 (1803)
  • Panicum ramulosum var. viride (Vasey) Porter, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 194 (1892)
  • Panicum subbarbulatum Scribn. & Merr., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 29: 9 (1901)
  • Panicum taxodiorum Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 16: 91 (1899 publ. 1900)
  • Panicum tremulum Spreng., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 103, 202 (1821)
  • Panicum triticeum Willd. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg., 2: 609 (1825), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arkansas, Belize, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Canada New Brunswick, Ontario Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gould, F.W., 1974. Brittonia: A journal of systematic botany 26: 59

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Dichanthelium dichotomum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Dichanthelium dichotomum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Dichanthelium dichotomum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dichanthelium dichotomum. Published online. Accessed: October 24 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Cypress panicgrass, cypress witchgrass, forked panicgrass, small fruited panicgrass

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