Dichanthelium mutabile (Scribner & J.G. Smith ex Nash) Wipff
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- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Dichanthelium mutabile (Scribner & J.G. Smith ex Nash) Wipff
- Common Name
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Not in Flora of Virginia
- Comments
- This rather coarse member of the Dichanthelium commutatum complex has usually been placed in synonymy under that species. It recently received a published name in Dichanthelium (Wipff, J.K. 2020. New combinations in Dichanthelium (Poaceae). Phytologia 102:172–176). Aside from its stiff, robust aspect, the plant usually has a bluish cast to the foliage that is distinctive. It is known from southeastern Virginia to the Gulf Coast.
- Habitat
- Pine barrens, maritime dune woodlands, and dry, sandy forests of the southeastern Coastal Plain. Local, but may be frequent in favorable habitats.
- Native Status
- Native
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