Dichanthelium roanokense (Ashe) LeBlond

Locations ofDichanthelium roanokense (Ashe) LeBlond in Virginia

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Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Dichanthelium roanokense (Ashe) LeBlond
Common Name
Roanoke Panic Grass
Synonym(s)
Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. roanokense (Ashe) LeBlond; Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould ssp. roanokense (Ashe) Freckmann & Lelong
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Dichanthelium roanokense (Ashe) LeBlond
Comments
Map incomplete at this time. A very distinctive member of the Dichanthelium dichotomum complex; elevated to specific status by LeBlond (2016):
LeBlond, R.J. 2016. New combinations in Dichanthelium (Poaceae) J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 10: 33-43.
Habitat
Tidal oligohaline marshes, tidal swamps, alluvial swamps, maritime swamps, wet flatwoods, and ditches. Distribution and status are incompletely known; apparently infrequent to locally frequent in the s. Coastal Plain (particularly numerous in far se. Virginia); infrequent to rare in the c. Coastal Plain, with a disjunct record from Craig Co. in the Ridge and Valley region of the mountains.
Native Status
Native

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