familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
genusDichanthelium
speciesDichanthelium aciculare
subspeciesDichanthelium aciculare subsp. aciculare
Dichanthelium aciculare subsp. aciculare
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 444.
Plants densely cespitose. Culms usually 15-35 cm, usually pubescent, at least on the lower internodes; nodes sometimes bearded, usually yellowish; lower internodes puberulent to appressed-pilose. Cauline blades usually 4-6 cm. Primary panicles usually open, branches spreading to ascending, not appearing 1-sided. Spikelets 1.7-2.3 mm, obovoid, blunt.
Discussion
Dichanthelium aciculare subsp. aciculare is common in sterile, open sands on the coastal plain. It is restricted to the eastern United States and Mexico.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"usually distinctly longer and narrower" is not a number."decumbent" is not a number.
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Dichanthelium aciculare subsp. aciculare +
Dichanthelium aciculare +
subspecies +
hyaline +
membranous +
sessile +
apiculate +
bisexual +
plump +
5-11-veined +
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rhizomatous +
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perennial +
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