Poaceae
Tapered rosette grass
Dichanthelium acuminatum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Dichanthelium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 渐尖二型花, 莲座黍
- English
- Tapered rosette grass, Tapered rosette panic grass
Synonyms
- Dichanthelium auburne (Ashe) Mohlenbr.
- Panicum acuminatum Sw.
- Panicum auburne Ashe
- Panicum ciliosum Nash
- Panicum comophyllum Nash
- Panicum dichotomum var. acuminatum (Sw.) Griseb.
- Panicum filiculme Ashe
- Panicum iowense Ashe
- Panicum microphyllum Ashe
- Panicum nitidum var. pubescens Scribn.
- Panicum orangense Ashe
- Panicum ornatum Ham.
- Panicum shastense Scribn. & Merr.
- Panicum tectum Willd. ex Spreng.
- Panicum velutinum Bosc ex Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org - See m, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.