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Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii

Dichanthelium ovale (Elliott) Gould & C.A. Clark var. addisonii (Nash) Gould & C.A. Clark

Addison's Rosette Grass

Poaceae (Grass Family)

Synonym(s): Dichanthelium commonsianum, Panicum addisonii, Panicum alabamense, Panicum columbianum var. commonsianum, Panicum commonsianum, Panicum commonsianum var. addisonii, Panicum commonsianum var. addisonii, Panicum mundum, Panicum ovale var. addisonii, Panicum owenae, Panicum wilmingtonense

USDA Symbol: DIOVA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Inflorescence: Panicle
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MA , MD , MI , MN , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , TX , VA , WI

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-06-05
Research By: TWC Staff

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