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Dichanthelium hirstii
Dichanthelium hirstii (Swallen) Kartesz
Hirst's Panicgrass, Hirsts’ Witch Grass, Hirst Brothers Panic Grass
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s): Panicum hirstii
USDA Symbol: DIHI13
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: DE , GA , NC , NJNative Distribution: Listed as endangered in Georgia, North Carolina and New Jersey.
Native Habitat: Wetland depressions or mucky areas within limesink, cypress and flatwood ponds.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 28 - NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life (2018) NatureServe
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Research Literature
Reslit 3019 - REDISCOVERY OF DICHANTHELIUM HIRSTII (POACEAE) IN GEORGIA (2015) William A. McAvoy, Thomas S. Patrick & Lisa M. Kru...Reslit 3020 - TAXONOMY OF DICHANTHELIUM HIRSTII (POACEAE), A VERY RARE AND DISJUNCT WITCH-GRASS OF THE EASTERN U.S. (2017) Richard J. LeBlond, Alan S. Weakley, Robert W. Fre...
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Dichanthelium hirstii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Dichanthelium hirstii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dichanthelium hirstii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-06-19Research By: CBR