Dichanthelium strigosum subsp. leucoblepharis

(Trin.) Freckmann & Lelong
Synonyms: Panicum strigosum var. leucoblepharis Panicum ciliatum
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 447.

Culms usually 5-30 cm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; nodes glabrous. Cauline blades glabrous. Spikelets 1.6-2.1 mm, broadly ellipsoid, pubescent; lower glumes about 1/2 as long as the spikelets. 2n = unknown.

Discussion

Dichanthelium strigosum subsp. leucoblepharis grows in low, moist, sandy pinelands and bogs. Its range extends from North Carolina along the coastal plain to Florida and eastern Texas and into Mexico.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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

rounded +  and attenuate +
anatomy +  and kranz +
Mary E. Barkworth +
(Trin.) Freckmann & Lelong +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
keeled +  and rounded +
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
divergent +  and parallel +
coherent +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
swelling +
membranous +
disarticulating +  and pseudopetiolate +
non-radiate +  and radiate +
green +  and yellowish +
separable +
distinct +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
pilose +  and glabrous +
lanceolate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
spikelike +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
not developed +
terete +  and compressed +
papillose-based +
sometimes longer +
branching +  and hollow +
decumbent +  and sprawling +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
slender +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Puerto Rico +, Va. +, Ga. +, Tex. +, La. +, Ala. +, Tenn. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Miss. +  and Fla. +
capillary +
germination +
pistillate +  and staminate +
sometimes longer +
compressed +  and terete +
shorter or longer +
subtending +
unequal +
membranous +
not papillose-based +
uncinate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
membranous +
Oval (?) +  and Round (?) +
bracteate +  and ebracteate +
solid +  and hollow +
pilose +  and glabrous +
spreading +  and erect +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br />) +
coriaceous +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
membranous +
inconspicuous +
pilose +  and glabrous +
acute +  and obtuse +
complex +  and simple +
concealed +  and prominent +
2 +  and 1 +
subterranean +
dry +  and fleshy +
in triplets +  and paired +
1 +  and 60 +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
ellipsoid +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.21 cm2.1 mm <br />0.0021 m <br />) +
1 +  and 3 +
fused +  and free +
2 +  and 3 +
dome--shaped +  and triangular +
Panicum strigosum var. leucoblepharis +  and Panicum ciliatum +
Dichanthelium strigosum subsp. leucoblepharis +
Dichanthelium strigosum +
subspecies +
membranous +
subacute +  and ellipsoid +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br />) +
chartaceous-indurate +
plant +  and cespitose +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
dioecious +, monoecious +  and synoecious +