Plants Profile for Dichanthelium longiligulatum (coastal plain panicgrass)

General Information
Symbol:	DILO4
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Poaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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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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Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, AZ. 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
DIACL2	Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. longiligulatum (Nash) Gould & C.A. Clark
PAACL3	Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. longiligulatum (Nash) Lelong
PALO9	Panicum longiligulatum Nash

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 longiligulatum (Nash) Freckmann – coastal plain panicgrass

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Related Links

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ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (DILO4)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DIACL2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DILO4)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (PAACL3)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (PALO9)
Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (DILO4)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (DILO4)
University of Tennessee Herbarium (Distribution) (DILO4)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Yarrow				Low

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Yarrow

Sources

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press. Birmingham.

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover
High	Average 25-50% of diet	Regular source of cover
Low	5-10% of diet	Infrequently used as cover
Minor	2-5% of diet	Sparsely used as cover
Moderate	Average 10-25% of diet	Occasional source of cover