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Roundseed panicgrass

Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Elliott) Gould

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Dichanthelium

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Roundseed panicgrass: Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon growing on serpentine barrens, Nottingham County Park, Nottingham, Pennsylvania. Identified by Roger E. Latham.
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Roundseed panicgrass

Synonyms

  • Panicum dichotomum var. sphaerocarpon (Elliott) Alph.Wood
  • Panicum heterophyllum Sw.
  • Panicum kalmii Sw.
  • Panicum microcarpon var. sphaerocarpon (Elliott) Vasey
  • Panicum mississippiense Ashe
  • Panicum sphaerocarpon Elliott
  • Panicum vicarium E.Fourn.

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.