Dichanthelium ensifolium

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Family:	POACEAE
Species:	Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould
Common Name:	Small Leaf Witch Grass; Sword Leaf Panic Grass
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	DIDIE
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	Updated: 6 Jun 2020-BK;
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	POACEAE - Grass family
Genus	Dichanthelium
Species	Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould - Small Leaf Witch Grass; Sword Leaf Panic Grass

Citation

Citation	Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould, Brittonia 26(1): 59. 1974.
Basionym:	Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott 1816.
Type:	GEORGIA: Without data, Baldwin s.n. (holotype: CHARL; isotypes: PH, US fragm).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Dichanthelium chamaelonche	Dichanthelium chamaelonche (Trinius) Freckmann & Lelong, Sida 20: 168. 2002.	Panicum chamaelonche Trinius 1826.
Dichanthelium dichotomum var. glabrifolium	Dichanthelium dichotomum (Linnaeus) Gould, var. glabrifolium (Nash) Gould & C. A. Clark, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65: 1120. 1978.	Panicum glabrifolium Nash 1897.
Dichanthelium ensifolium subsp. curtifolium	Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould, subsp. curtifolium (Nash) Freckmann & Lelong, Sida 20: 170. 2002.	Panicum curtifolium Nash 1899.
Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ensifolium	Dichanthelium dichotomum (Linnaeus) Gould, var. ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould & C. A. Clark, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65: 1119. 1978.	Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott 1816.
Panicum austromontanum	Panicum austromontanum Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 16: 85. 1900.		ALABAMA: Jackson Co.: Sand Mountain, Jun 1899, Ashe s.n. (lectotype: US). Lectotypified by Hitchcock & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 15: 267. 1910.
Panicum baldwinii	Panicum baldwinii Nuttall ex Chapman, Fl. South. U.S., ed. 3. 586. 1897.		FLORIDA: Without data, Baldwin s.n. (lectotype: PH). Lectotypified by Hitchcock & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 15: 168. 1910.
Panicum brittonii	Panicum brittonii Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 194. 1897.		NEW JERSEY: Ocean Co.: Forked River, 29 May-2 Jun 1896, Britton s.n. (holotype: NY).
Panicum chamaelonche	Panicum chamaelonche Trinius, Gram. Panic. 242. 1826.		"Am. bor.", without data, Enslin s.n. (holotype: LE; isotype: US fragm).
Panicum curtifolium	Panicum curtifolium Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 569. 1899.		MISSISSIPPI: Jackson Co.: Ocean Springs, 2 May 1898, Nash 4598 (holotype: NY; isotype: US).
Panicum cuthbertii	Panicum cuthbertii Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 15: 48. 1898.		SOUTH CAROLINA: Beaufort Co.: St. Helena Island, 1887, Cuthbert s.n. (holotype: NCU; isotype: US fragm).
Panicum dichotomum var. ensifolium	Panicum dichotomum Linnaeus, var. ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) C. F. Reed, Phytologia 67: 453. 1989.	Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott 1816.
Panicum earlei	Panicum earlei Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 571. 1899.		ALABAMA: Lee Co.: Auburn, 7 May 1898, Earle & Baker 1532 (holotype: NY; isotype: US).
Panicum ensifolium var. curtifolium	Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott, var. curtifolium (Nash) Lelong, Brittonia 36: 266. 1984.	Panicum curtifolium Nash 1899.
Panicum glabrifolium	Panicum glabrifolium Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 196. 1897.		FLORIDA: Hillsborough Co.: Tampa, 20 Aug 1895, Nash 2415a (holotype: NY; isotype: US fragm).
Panicum glabrissimum	Panicum glabrissimum Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 15: 62. 1898.		NORTH CAROLINA: Dare Co.: Manteo, Jun 1898, Ashe s.n. (lectotype: US; isolectotypes: NY, US). Lectotypified by Hitchcock & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 15: 265. 1910.
Panicum nitidum var. ensifolium	Panicum nitidum Lamarck, var. ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Vasey, U.S.D.A. Div. Agrost. Bull. 8: 29. 1889.	Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott 1816.
Panicum nitidum var. minor	Panicum nitidum Lamarck, var. minor Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 30. 1892.		FLORIDA: St. Johns Co.: St. Augustine, Apr 1869, Canby s.n. lectotype: US). Lectotypified by Hitchcock & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 15: 268. 1910.
Panicum parvipaniculatum	Panicum parvipaniculatum Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 16: 87. 1900.		NORTH CAROLINA: Onslow Co.: 10-18 mi. E of Jacksonville, 20 May 1899, Ashe s.n. (lectotype: NCU; isotype: US). Lectotypified by Hitchcock & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 15: 265. 1910.
Panicum shallotte	Panicum shallotte Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 16: 84. 1900, nom. illegit.	Panicum glabrissimum Ashe 1898.
Panicum ensifolium	Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 126. 1816.		GEORGIA: Without data, Baldwin s.n. (holotype: CHARL; isotypes: PH, US fragm).
Panicum flavovirens	Panicum flavovirens Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 572. 1899.		FLORIDA: Lake Co.: "along the edge of road leading to the ford near the J.T. & K.W. R.R. bridge across the Wekiva river", near Eustis, 26-30 Jun 1895, Nash 2061 (holotype: NY).
Panicum vernale	Panicum vernale Hitchcock & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 15: 266. 1910.		FLORIDA: Columbia Co.: Lake City, 16 Apr 1906, Hitchcock 1020 (holotype: US; isotype: ISC).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Covington, Cullman, Escambia, Geneva, Mobile, Washington

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
USAM000011289	Baldwin	30 Apr 1977	LeLong, Michel G. 9698	USAM Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott
TROY000011985	Washington	02 May 2002	Kral, Robert 92548	TROY Dichanthelium dichotomum (Linnaeus) Gould var. ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould & C.A. Clark
USAM000011291	Covington	18 Apr 1970	Kral, Robert 38753	USAM Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott
AUA000041753	Cullman	Jul 1907	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Dichanthelium Ensifolium (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Gould
UWAL0044315	Baldwin	24 Apr 1995	Larsen, Harry S. 24	UWAL Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould
USAM000011290	Mobile	30 Mar 1974	LeLong, Michel G. 7505	USAM Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott
ALNHS00000225	Mobile	26 Jul 1998	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10359	ALNHS Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldw. Gould
AUA000016372	Baldwin	8 May 1960	Banks, Donald J. 104	AUA Dichanthelium Ensifolium (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Gould Ssp. Ensifolium
AUA000037951	Covington	3 May 2012	Hansen, Curtis J. 5472	AUA Dichanthelium Dichotomum (L.) Gould Var. Ensifolium (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Gould & C.A. Clark
USAM000011288	Baldwin	27 Apr 1974	LeLong, Michel G. 7706	USAM Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott
USAM000011286	Mobile	01 Aug 1972	LeLong, Michel G. 6699	USAM Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott
AUA000041745	Cullman	25 Aug 1907	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Dichanthelium Ensifolium (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Gould
UWAL0038411	Mobile	01 Aug 1972	LeLong, Michel G. 6689	UWAL Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould
AUA000040466	Covington	1 Jun 2012	Hansen, Curtis J. 5617	AUA Dichanthelium Dichotomum (L.) Gould Var. Ensifolium (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Gould & C.A. Clark
AUA000037712	Escambia	17 May 2010	Hansen, Curtis J. 4662	AUA Dichanthelium Ensifolium (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Gould
USAM000011293	Mobile	28 Apr 1973	LeLong, Michel G. 6980	USAM Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott
AUA000041739	Cullman	4 Sep 1909	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Dichanthelium Ensifolium (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Gould
UNA00074054	Covington	9 Apr 2012	Hansen, C.J. 5441	UNA Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. ensifolium (Baldw. ex Ell.) Gould & C.A. Clark
USAM000011285	Mobile	28 Jul 1970	LeLong, Michel G. 5466	USAM Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott
USAM000011284	Mobile	18 Apr 1970	LeLong, Michel G. 5359	USAM Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott
USAM000011292	Baldwin	10 Sep 1976	LeLong, Michel G. 9506	USAM Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott
USAM000011287	Mobile	01 Aug 1972	LeLong, Michel G. 6689	USAM Panicum ensifolium Baldwin ex Elliott
AUA000041862	Cullman	20 Aug 1909	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Dichanthelium Ensifolium (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Gould
TROY000047081	Mobile	01 Aug 1972	Lelong, Michel G. 6689	TROY Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould
AUA000041736	Cullman		Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Dichanthelium Ensifolium (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Gould
UWAL0019040	Geneva	24 Jun 1991	Kral, Robert 79077	UWAL Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. ensifolium (Baldw. ex Ell.) Gould & C.A.Clark

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For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 3/17/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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Dichanthelium ensifolium

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