Poaceae
Heller's rosette grass
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Dichanthelium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Czech
- Proso chudokvěté
- English
- Heller's rosette grass
Synonyms
- Dichanthelium helleri (Nash) Mohlenbr.
- Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. helleri (Nash) Mohlenbr.
- Panicum helleri Nash
- Panicum oligosanthes Schult.
- Panicum oligosanthes var. helleri (Nash) Fernald
- Panicum pauciflorum Elliott
- Panicum pernervosum Nash
- Panicum scoparium var. angustifolium Vasey
- Panicum scoparium var. pauciflorum Scribn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jschnable, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Schnable, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Schnable, 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.