familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
genusDichanthelium
speciesDichanthelium aciculare
subspeciesDichanthelium aciculare subsp. aciculare
Dichanthelium aciculare subsp. aciculare
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 444.
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Plants densely cespitose. Culms usually 15-35 cm, usually pubescent, at least on the lower internodes; nodes sometimes bearded, usually yellowish; lower internodes puberulent to appressed-pilose. Cauline blades usually 4-6 cm. Primary panicles usually open, branches spreading to ascending, not appearing 1-sided. Spikelets 1.7-2.3 mm, obovoid, blunt.
Discussion
Dichanthelium aciculare subsp. aciculare is common in sterile, open sands on the coastal plain. It is restricted to the eastern United States and Mexico.
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