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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| + | '''''Dichanthelium acuminatum''''' is a species of grass from the genus ''Dichanthelium'', in North America. | ||
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| + | ''D. acuminatum'' forms a hybridization complex with other ''Dichanthelium'' species such as ''D. dichotomum'', ''D. sphaerocarpon'', ''D. ovale'', and ''D. aciculare''. | ||
[[Image:diac2_001_lvp.jpg|thumb|left|Robert H. Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln.]] | [[Image:diac2_001_lvp.jpg|thumb|left|Robert H. Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln.]] | ||
==Bloom Period== | ==Bloom Period== | ||
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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"Barkworth, 2007" <ref> {{cite book|author1=Mary E. Barkworth|title=Manual of Grasses for North America 2007|url=http://books.google.com/books/about/Manual_of_grasses_for_North_America.html?id=wLV8nv7BHpcC|accessdate=09 April 2012|date=30 September 2007|publisher=Intermountain Herbarium and Utah State University Press|isbn=9780874216868|pages=11–627}}</ref> | "Barkworth, 2007" <ref> {{cite book|author1=Mary E. Barkworth|title=Manual of Grasses for North America 2007|url=http://books.google.com/books/about/Manual_of_grasses_for_North_America.html?id=wLV8nv7BHpcC|accessdate=09 April 2012|date=30 September 2007|publisher=Intermountain Herbarium and Utah State University Press|isbn=9780874216868|pages=11–627}}</ref> | ||
USDA PLANTS Database: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=diac2 | USDA PLANTS Database: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=diac2 | ||
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Ask Dylan, or any of the Tech 2's for help | Ask Dylan, or any of the Tech 2's for help | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 16 April 2012
Redirect to Puget Prairie Plant Profile (public) here: Dichanthelium acuminatum
First overview block: Scientific Name, Synonyms, Family, English Names, Other Names
Taxonomy
Description
Dichanthelium acuminatum is a species of grass from the genus Dichanthelium, in North America.
D. acuminatum forms a hybridization complex with other Dichanthelium species such as D. dichotomum, D. sphaerocarpon, D. ovale, and D. aciculare.
Bloom Period
Distribution
Habitat
Uses
Propagation
Photo Gallery
References
"Barkworth, 2007" [1]
USDA PLANTS Database: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=diac2
Ask Dylan, or any of the Tech 2's for help
Wikipedia image of Dichanthelium acuminatum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dichanthelium_acuminatum_subsp._sericeum_002_%E2%80%94_Matt_Lavin.jpg
Seed
Abbreviation: DIAC
Seed sample from: 2011
Average Measurement: 1.6 x 1 x 0.8 Measurement Range: L: 1.5 x 1.9, W: no variation in sample set (all seeds measured 1 mm) D: 0.7 - 0.9
Features
Shape: One side of seed has two grooves running from hilium to opposite apex that form a football shaped opening.
Color: Seeds in green and purple husk that is coarsely hairy. Inner seed is off-white with a white, slightly puckered hilium.
Surface: Seeds are glossy and smooth. Some are very finely striped longitudinally.
Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical 
Longitudinal Cross Section: elliptical 
