Poaceae
Eaton's witchgrass
Dichanthelium spretum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Dichanthelium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Eaton's witchgrass, Eaton's rosette grass
Synonyms
- Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. spretum (Schult.) Freckmann & Lelong
- Dichanthelium acuminatum var. densiflorum (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Gould & C.A.Clark
- Dichanthelium lanuginosum var. spretum (Schult.) Harvill
- Panicum acuminatum var. densiflorum (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Lelong
- Panicum eatonii Nash
- Panicum nitidum var. densiflorum E.L.Rand & Redfield
- Panicum nitidum var. octinodum (J.G.Sm. ex Scribn.) Scribn. & Merr.
- Panicum octonodum J.G.Sm. ex Scribn.
- Panicum paucipilum Nash
- Panicum spretum Schult.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Nate Martineau, CC BY 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.