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variable witchgrass
Dichanthelium commutatum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
broad-leaved panic grassDichanthelium latifolium
deertongueDichanthelium clandestinum
Heller's Rosette GrassDichanthelium oligosanthes
Bosc's WitchgrassDichanthelium boscii
Hemlock WitchgrassDichanthelium patulum
round-fruited rosette-panicgrassDichanthelium sphaerocarpon
forked witchgrassDichanthelium dichotomum
open-flower witchgrassDichanthelium laxiflorum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,926 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 421 |
| Virginia | 403 |
| Georgia | 358 |
| Maryland | 272 |
| South Carolina | 264 |
| Alabama | 230 |
| Tennessee | 219 |
| Pennsylvania | 185 |
| Louisiana | 183 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Grass-like growth formListed by a harvested source as having a graminoid or grass-like growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | rosette grasses · Dichanthelium |
Study it in a deck
- Grasses of New Hampshire, United States
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Summer Grasses of Maryland
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise variable witchgrass with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.