Poaceae
Deertongue
Dichanthelium clandestinum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Dichanthelium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Deertongue
Synonyms
- Chasea clandestina (L.) Nieuwl.
- Milium clandestinum (L.) Moench
- Panicum clandestinum L.
- Panicum clandestinum var. pedunculatum (Torr.) Torr.
- Panicum decoloratum Nash
- Panicum latifolium var. clandestinum (L.) Pursh
- Panicum pedunculatum Torr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.