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Panicum dichotomum var. mattamuskeetense (Ashe) Lelong

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Published In: Brittonia 36(3): 265. 1984. (Brittonia)

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Acceptance : Accepted

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Status: Native

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10b. var. mattamuskeetense (Ashe) Lelong

P. annulum Ashe

Dichanthelium mattamuskeetense (Ashe) Mohlenbr.

Main stems with the nodes densely bearded with long, spreading to downwardly pointed hairs. Leaf sheaths moderately to densely hairy, without glandular spots. Leaf blades relatively broad, those of the leaves toward the middle of the main stem 7–12(–15) mm wide, broadest at or just above the base, moderately to densely hairy. Spikelets 1.8–2.5 mm long, rounded at the tip, the upper glume and sterile lemma hairy. 2n=18. May–August (vernal), July–October (autumnal).

Uncommon, known only from a single historical collection from Carter County (eastern U.S. west to Missouri and Louisiana). Mesic upland forests.