Panicum dichotomiflorum subsp. bartowense

(Scribn. & Merr.) Freckmann & Lelong
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 469.

Culms often 100-200 cm, stout, erect, simple or sparingly branched. Sheaths loosely overlapping, prominently hispid, hairs papillose-based. Pedicels usually less than 3 mm and shorter than the spikelets. Spikelets 2.3-2.8 mm, tapered from below the middle to the acuminate apices; upper glumes and lower lemmas subcoriaceous.

Discussion

Panicum dichotomiflorum subsp. bartowense grows in Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas. Reports from more northerly areas may represent introductions or misidentifications.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number."-11-veined" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

puberulent +
acuminate +
anatomy +  and kranz +
Robert W. Freckmann +  and Michel G. Lelong +
(Scribn. & Merr.) Freckmann & Lelong +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
keeled +  and rounded +
divergent +  and parallel +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
swelling +
membranous +
disarticulating +  and pseudopetiolate +
non-radiate +  and radiate +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (65 cm650 mm <br />0.65 m <br />) +
pilose +  and glabrous +
filiform +  and ovate flat +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
verticillate +, opposite +  and alternate +
ascending;spreading +
spikelike +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
not developed +
terete +  and compressed +
thick-walled +
sometimes longer +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
small green +
branched +  and simple +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br />) +
geniculate +
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br />) +
succulent +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Conn. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, B.C. +, N.B. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Wash. +, Va. +, Mich. +, Del. +, Wis. +, W.Va. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Mass. +, Maine +, N.H. +, R.I. +, Vt. +, Fla. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, La. +, D.C. +, Ind. +, Tenn. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Pa. +, Kans. +, Nebr. +, Okla. +, S.Dak. +, Nev. +, Puerto Rico +, Colo. +, Calif. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Ariz. +, Ga. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Utah +, Ill. +, Iowa +, Idaho +, Md. +, Miss. +  and Ky. +
capillary +
germination +
pistillate +  and staminate +
sometimes longer +
compressed +  and terete +
shorter or longer +
subtending +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
tuberculate +
unequal +
membranous +
well-developed +
papillose-based +
uncinate +
Oval (?) +  and Round (?) +
bracteate +  and ebracteate +
hollow +  and solid +
pale green +  and purplish +
coriaceous +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
membranous +
inconspicuous +
1/4 +  and 1/3 +
obtuse +  and acute +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
complex +  and simple +
concealed +  and prominent +
swollen +
constricted +
2 +  and 1 +
subterranean +
pyramidal +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
simple +  and compound +
expanded +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
dry +  and fleshy +
inflated +  and compressed +
in triplets +  and paired +
light green +  and red-purple +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.38 cm3.8 mm <br />0.0038 m <br />) +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br />) +
0.7mm +  and 1.2mm +
1 +  and 3 +
compound +  and simple +
fused +  and free +
2 +  and 3 +
dome--shaped +  and triangular +
Gramineae +
Panicum dichotomiflorum subsp. bartowense +
Panicum dichotomiflorum +
subspecies +
membranous +
stipitate +  and sessile +
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
subcoriaceous +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
rugose +  and verrucose +
chartaceous-indurate +  and rigid +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
short-lived +  and annual +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
dioecious +, monoecious +  and synoecious +