PLANTS Profile for Dichanthelium acuminatum (tapered rosette grass)

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PLANTS Profile

Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark
tapered rosette grass

Symbol:

DIAC2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark

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Distribution:
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark


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Related Taxa:
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 39 species in Dichanthelium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum. . Image Available.

Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum
tapered rosette grass

Distribution of Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. fasciculatum (Torr.) Freckmann. . Image Available.

Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum
western panicgrass

Distribution of Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. lindheimeri (Nash) Gould & C.A. Clark. . Image Available.

Dichanthelium acuminatum var. lindheimeri
Lindheimer panicgrass

Distribution of Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. sericeum (Schmoll) Freckmann. .

Dichanthelium acuminatum var. sericeum
Pacific panicgrass

Distribution of Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. thermale (Bol.) Freckmann. . Image Available.

Dichanthelium acuminatum var. thermale
Geysers panicgrass

Distribution of Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. thurowii (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Gould & C.A. Clark. . Image Available.

Dichanthelium acuminatum var. thurowii
Thurow's panicgrass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Dichanthelium (Hitchc. & Chase) Gould – rosette grass
Species	Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark – tapered rosette grass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

California:
Dichanthelium lanuginosum var. thermale [=DIACT2]
Geyser's dichanthelium		Endangered
Indiana:
Panicum subvillosum [=DIACF]
a panic-grass		Extirpated
Ohio:
Panicum lindheimeri [=DIACL]
Lindheimer's panic-grass		Endangered
Tennessee:
Panicum curtifolium [=DIACF]
short-leaved panic grass		Endangered

Introduced Information:
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

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Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU-,FACW

FAC

FACW

FAC

FACW

FACU-

Panicum occidentale [=DIACF]:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

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Reg. 6

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Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FAC*

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor						Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41646.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

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