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Dichanthelium linearifolium

(Scribn. ex Nash) Gould

Slim-leaf Witchgrass

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134671
Element CodePMPOA240M0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusDichanthelium
Synonyms
Panicum linearifoliumScribn. ex Nash
Other Common Names
slimleaf panicgrass (EN) Slimleaf Rosette Grass (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
This is the record for Dichanthelium linearifolium in the broad sense, including D. perlongum, following Kartesz (1994, 1999) and Weakley et al. (2023). FNA (2003, vol. 25) excludes D. perlongum as a distinct species.
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-04-24
Change Date1984-04-24
Range Extent Comments
Occurs from Quebec, Ontario, and North Dakota, south to Florida, Texas and New Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS3Yes
New BrunswickSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSNRYes
OntarioSNRYes
ManitobaSNRYes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
IllinoisSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
South CarolinaSHYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
New JerseyS3Yes
VermontSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
LouisianaS2Yes
WyomingSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
NebraskaS1Yes
OhioSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
DelawareSHYes
KansasS2Yes
IowaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ripple HollowShawnee National Forest3,788
Missouri (2)
AreaForestAcres
Irish Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest1,226
Swan Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest7,310
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Mill MountainGeorge Washington National Forest10,840
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 25. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxv + 781 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.