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Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & Clark, also called tapered rosette grass, Western panicum, Western witchgrass, or Western panicgrass, is a perennial native plant of the Puget Prairie ecosystem in the Poaceae family.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom Plantae – Plants
- Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
- Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
- Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
- Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
- Subclass Asteridae
- Order Asterales
- Family Asteraceae – Aster family
- Genus Achillea L. – yarrow
- Species Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & Clark – tapered rosette grass
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
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 hilum 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 hilum.
Surface: Seeds are glossy and smooth. Some are very finely striped longitudinally.
Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical 
Longitudinal Cross Section: elliptical 
References
- ↑ USDA Plants Profile: Dichanthelium acuminatum
- Stewart, Hilary. (1984). Cedar: tree of life to the Northwest Coast Indians. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 0-88894-437-3.
- Van Pelt, R. (2001). Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-98140-7.
Dichanthelium acuminatum [1]
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- ↑ Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation Inc. [1]. Retrieved 04/12/2012.
- ↑ USDA, NRCS. 2012. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 16 April 2012). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA. Retrieved 04/13/2012.
