familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
tribePoaceae tribe Paniceae
genusDichanthelium
sectionDichanthelium sect. Macrocarpa
speciesDichanthelium commutatum
subspeciesDichanthelium commutatum subsp. equilaterale

Dichanthelium commutatum subsp. equilaterale

Mary E. Barkworth
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 414.
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Illustrator: Linda A. Vorobik, Hana Pazdírková

Copyright: Utah State University

Plants from loose caudices. Culms stiffly erect, glabrous. Basal blades large, usually 8-14 cm long, 7-22 mm wide. Cauline blades 5-14 mm wide, about 10 times longer than wide, linear, thin, firm, spreading. Spikelets 3-3.2 mm; lower glumes 1.6-1.8 mm, about 1/2 as long as the spikelets.

Discussion

Dichanthelium commutatum subsp. equilaterale grows in sandy pine and oak woodlands. Its range extends to southeastern Mexico and Nicaragua.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
Mary E. Barkworth +
Authority
(Schult.) Gould +
Distribution
Del. +, W.Va. +, Fla. +, Conn. +, D.C. +, N.J. +, Mass. +, R.I. +, La. +, Tenn. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Pa. +, N.Y. +, Va. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Ill. +, Ga. +, Ind. +, Maine +, Md. +, Tex. +, Ohio +, Mo. +, Mich. +, Okla. +, Miss. +  and Ky. +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Linda A. Vorobik +  and Hana Pazdírková +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/200273ad09963decb8fc72550212de541d86569d/coarse grained fna xml/V25/V25 1141.xml +
Synonyms
Panicum commutatum +  and Panicum divergens +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Dichanthelium commutatum subsp. equilaterale +
Taxon parent
Dichanthelium commutatum +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Volume
Volume 25 +