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Dichanthelium hirstii

Dichanthelium hirstii (Swallen) Kartesz

Hirst's Panicgrass, Hirsts� Witch Grass, Hirst Brothers Panic Grass

Poaceae (Grass family)

Synonym(s): Panicum hirstii

USDA Symbol: DIHI13

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: DE , GA , NC , NJ
Native Distribution: Listed as endangered in Georgia, North Carolina and New Jersey.
Native Habitat: Wetland depressions or mucky areas within limesink, cypress and flatwood ponds.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 28 - NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life (2018) NatureServe
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Research Literature

Reslit 3019 - REDISCOVERY OF DICHANTHELIUM HIRSTII (POACEAE) IN GEORGIA (2015) William A. McAvoy, Thomas S. Patrick & Lisa M. Kru...
Reslit 3020 - TAXONOMY OF DICHANTHELIUM HIRSTII (POACEAE), A VERY RARE AND DISJUNCT WITCH-GRASS OF THE EASTERN U.S. (2017) Richard J. LeBlond, Alan S. Weakley, Robert W. Fre...

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Dichanthelium hirstii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Dichanthelium hirstii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dichanthelium hirstii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-06-19
Research By: CBR

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