Dichanthelium malacon

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Family:POACEAE
Species:Dichanthelium malacon (Nash) LeBlond
Common Name:Dehiscent Witch Grass
Habitat:Rare in dry longleaf pine and scrub oak along the outer coastal plain.
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Taxonomic Notes:Updated: 6 Jun 2020-BK;
Status:Native
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Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Dichanthelium
Species Dichanthelium malacon (Nash) LeBlond - Dehiscent Witch Grass

Citation

Citation Dichanthelium malacon (Nash) LeBlond, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 10(1): 38. 2016.
Basionym: Panicum malacon Nash 1897.
Type: FLORIDA: Lake Co.: collected in the vicinity of Eustis Lake, 1-15 May 1894, Nash 628 (holotype: NY-381639; isotypes: MO-1792596; NY-381640, US-132965, US-132966).

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Panicum strictifolium Panicum strictifolium Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 579. 1899. FLORIDA: Lake Co.: collected in the vicinity of Eustis Lake, 3 May 1894, Nash 603 (holotype: NY 381687: isotypes: NY 381686, US 221676).

Specimens and Distribution

No specimens exist for this species.