Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould var. commutatum
Detail
- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould var. commutatum
- Common Name
- Variable Panic Grass
- Synonym(s)
- Dichanthelium commutatum (Schultes) Gould
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould var. commutatum
- Comments
- In some parts of the state, Dichanthelium commutatum varieties segregate sharply, both morphologically and ecologically; in other areas, they are often not clearly separable. In general, var. commutatum is a taxon of more or less mesic habitats while var. ashei is typical of dry, often sterile soils, but the two can occasionally co-occur. In addition, some specimens from dry, sandy sites of the coastal plain key to Dichanthelium commutatum var. commutatum but are much more robust. These plants are taller, with thicker culms and larger, stiffer leaves. They seem to approach Panicum mutabile most closely (see synonymy). D. commutatum ssp. equilaterale (Scribner) Freckmann & Lelong is similarly robust but has longer first glumes than most Virginia material.
- Habitat
- In varied, mostly mesic to dry-mesic (occasionally dry) upland forests, well-drained floodplain forests, alluvial swamp hummocks, clearings, and old fields; tolerant of a range of soil chemistries. Common throughout.
- Native Status
- Native
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