Plants Profile for Dichanthelium leibergii (Leiberg's panicum)

General Information
Symbol:	DILE2
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Poaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 157. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
PALE7	Panicum leibergii (Vasey) Scribn.
PALEB	Panicum leibergii (Vasey) Scribn. var. baldwinii Lepage
PASCL	Panicum scoparium Lam. var. leibergii Vasey
PASCL2	Panicum scribnerianum Nash var. leibergii (Vasey) Scribn.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae – Grass family
Genus	Dichanthelium (Hitchc. & Chase) Gould – rosette grass
Species	Dichanthelium leibergii (Vasey) Freckmann – Leiberg's panicum

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Indiana Panicum leibergii Leiberg's witchgrass Threatened
Michigan Panicum leibergii Leiberg's panic-grass Threatened
New York Panicum leibergii Leiberg's panic grass Endangered
Ohio Panicum leibergii Leiberg's panic-grass Threatened
Pennsylvania Panicum leibergii Leiberg's panic-grass Extirpated

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACU
Great Plains	FACU
Midwest	FACU
Northcentral & Northeast	FACU
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FACU