Poaceae
Dichanthelium

Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Lam.) Gould

First published in Brittonia 26: 60 (1974)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. U.S.A. to Central America, Cuba to Hispaniola. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Costa Rica, Cuba, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [Cited as Panicum laxiflorum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Harper, R.M. [77] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410266 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410278 Yes
Bush, B.F. [651] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410271 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410261 Yes
Foster, R.; Smith, L.B.; Smith, D.L. [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410279 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410259 Yes
Harper, R.M. [183] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410269 Yes
Libbey, R.P. [3662B] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410252 Yes
Chase, A.; Kneucker, A. [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410286 Yes
Gould, F.W. [14306] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410249 Yes
Blake, S.F. [9558] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410260 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410263 Yes
Demaree, D. [58266] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410274 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10321] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410251 Yes
Bush, B.F. [305] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410280 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410282 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410264 Yes
Radford, A.E. [36822] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410250 Yes
Demaree, D. [58215] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410276 Yes
Isely, D.; Welsh, S.L.; Isely, D. [10236] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410277 Yes
{Ann Arbor.} [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410257 Yes
Demaree, D. [58323] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410275 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5537] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410284 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S.; Eaton, A.A. [589] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410268 Yes
Small, J.K. [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410283 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [7243] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410247 Yes
Nash, G., V. [239] United States Panicum laxiflorum K000674414 Unknown Type Material Yes
Demaree, D. [60403] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410273 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10334] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410248 Yes
Chase, A. [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410262 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6635] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410246 Yes
Bush, B., F. [745] United States Panicum laxiflorum K000674413 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410255 Yes
Radford, A.E. [36016] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410253 Yes
[M. T.] [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410258 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6791] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410267 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6602] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410270 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Hatch, S.L. [14186] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410245 Yes
Eggert, H. [127] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410265 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410256 Yes
Demaree, D. [60401] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410272 Yes
Tharp, B.C. [43105] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410254 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410281 Yes
Radford, A.E. [45080] United States Panicum laxiflorum K003410285 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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