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Starved panicgrass

Dichanthelium depauperatum (Muhl.) Gould

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Dichanthelium

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Common names

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English
Starved panicgrass

Synonyms

  • Dichanthelium depauperatum var. involutum (Torr.) G.Wilh. & Rericha
  • Panicum depauperatum Muhl.
  • Panicum depauperatum f. cryptostachys Fernald
  • Panicum depauperatum var. involutum (Torr.) Alph.Wood
  • Panicum depauperatum var. laxa Vasey
  • Panicum depauperatum var. psilophyllum Fernald
  • Panicum involutum Torr.
  • Panicum junceum Trin.
  • Panicum muehlenbergii Spreng.
  • Panicum muhlenbergii Spreng.
  • Panicum rectum Roem. & Schult.
  • Panicum sprengelii Kunth
  • Panicum strictum Pursh
  • Panicum strictum var. psilophyllum (Fernald) Farw.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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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.