Dichanthelium aciculare subsp. neuranthum

(Griseb.) Freckmann & Lelong
Synonyms: Panicum neuranthum
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 444.

Plants cespitose. Culms 30-60 cm, stiffly erect, wiry, sparsely pubescent to almost glabrous. Cauline blades erect, narrow, often involute. Primary panicles usually contracted; branches appressed to ascending, appearing 1-sided. Spikelets 2-2.8 mm, ellipsoid.

Discussion

Dichanthelium aciculare subsp. neuranthum grows in moist, sandy, open ground and savannahs, primarily on the outer coastal plain and in Cuba and various other Caribbean islands.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"usually distinctly longer and narrower" is not a number."decumbent" is not a number.

pointed +  and beaked +
anatomy +  and kranz +
Mary E. Barkworth +
(Griseb.) Freckmann & Lelong +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
keeled +  and rounded +
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
divergent +  and parallel +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
attenuate +
swelling +
transitional +
non-radiate +  and radiate +
distinct +
involute +, flat +, ovate +  and lanceolate +
reduced +  and large +
appressed;ascending +
spikelike +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
not developed +
terete +  and compressed +
sometimes longer +
decumbent +  and sprawling +
flabellate +
glabrous +, pubescent to almost +  and pubescent +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
Puerto Rico +, Md. +, N.J. +, Okla. +, Miss. +, Tex. +, La. +, Del. +, Ala. +, D.C. +, Tenn. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Va. +, Ark. +, Ga. +, Ky. +, Fla. +, Ind. +, N.Y. +, Pa. +  and W.Va. +
capillary +
germination +
pistillate +  and staminate +
sometimes longer +
compressed +  and terete +
shorter or longer +
unequal +
membranous +
papillose-based +
uncinate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Oval (?) +  and Round (?) +
bracteate +  and ebracteate +
solid +  and hollow +
puberulent +  and pilose +
cauline +  and basal +
coriaceous +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
membranous +
inconspicuous +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (16 cm160 mm <br />0.16 m <br />) +
sparsely pilose +  and pubescent +
3mm +  and 9mm +
broadly triangular +  and rounded +
complex +  and simple +
concealed +  and prominent +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
2 +  and 1 +
subterranean +
dry +  and fleshy +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
with soft , ascending , papillose-based hairs +  and glabrous +
in triplets +  and paired +
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.36 cm3.6 mm <br />0.0036 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
1 +  and 60 +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
ellipsoid +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br />) +
1.2mm +  and 1.8mm +
1 +  and 3 +
fused +  and free +
2 +  and 3 +
dome--shaped +  and triangular +
Panicum neuranthum +
Dichanthelium aciculare subsp. neuranthum +
Dichanthelium aciculare +
subspecies +
membranous +
blunt +  and apiculate +
chartaceous-indurate +
prominent +  and raised +
5 (?) +  and 9 (?) +
plant +  and cespitose +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
dioecious +, monoecious +  and synoecious +