Dichanthelium wrightianum (Lamson-Scribner) Freckmann. Wright's Witchgrass. Phen: May-Sep. Hab: Limesink ponds and meadows, cypress savannas, pine savannas, bogs. Dist: MA south to FL, west to TX; disjunct inland in Coffee County, TN (Ciafré & Estes 2022); Cuba; Central America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: A micrometer is needed to measure the very short puberulence (0.1 mm long) that distinguishes this taxon, D. meridionale, and D. leucothrix from other members of the D. acuminatum group.
Synonymy: = FNA25, K1, K3, K4, Va, Ciafré & Estes (2022), Freckmann (1981); = Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A.Clark var. wrightianum (Scribn.) Gould & C.A.Clark – Gould & Clark (1978); = Panicum wrightianum Scribn. – C, F, G, HC, RAB, S; < Panicum spretum Schult. – GW1
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
Heliophily: 9
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