Poaceae
Open-flower witchgrass
Dichanthelium laxiflorum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Dichanthelium
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Dichanthelium laxiflorumPoaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Open-flower witchgrass, Openflower rosette grass
- Finnish
- Tihkukyynelhirssi
Synonyms
- Panicum aureum Scribn. & Merr.
- Panicum caricifolium Scribn. ex Ashe
- Panicum dichotomum var. laxiflorum (Lam.) Beal
- Panicum laxiflorum Lam.
- Panicum pumilum Bosc ex Nees
- Panicum pyriforme Nash
- Panicum rariflorum Rupr. ex Galeotti
- Panicum ruprechtii E.Fourn.
- Panicum xalapense subsp. strictirameum Hitchc. & Chase
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- 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.