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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.
  
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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*Kingdom        Plantae – Plants <br>
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*Subkingdom  Tracheobionta – Vascular plants  <br>
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*Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants <br>
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*Division         Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants <br>
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*Class         Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons <br>
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*Subclass         Asteridae <br>
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*Order         Asterales <br>
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*Family         Asteraceae – Aster family <br>
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*Genus         Achillea L. – yarrow <br>
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*Species         Achillea millefolium L. – common yarrow
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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
'''''Dichanthelium acuminatum''''' is a species of grass from the genus ''Dichanthelium'', in North America.  
 
'''''Dichanthelium acuminatum''''' is a species of grass from the genus ''Dichanthelium'', in North America.  

Revision as of 11:52, 23 April 2012


First overview block: Scientific Name, Synonyms, Family, English Names, Other Names

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 Achillea millefolium L. – common yarrow

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.

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

Distribution

Habitat

Uses

Propagation

Seed

Dichanthelium acuminatum

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 DIAC lat.png

Longitudinal Cross Section: elliptical DIAC long.png

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References

  1. 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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  1. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation Inc. [1]. Retrieved 04/12/2012.
  2. 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.