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Lindheimer's Panicgrass

Dichanthelium lindheimeri

Also called Lindheimer Panicgrass, Smooth Woolly Panic Grass

Lindheimer's Panicgrass
Photo: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
C. & E. Canada to Mexico
Climate
temperate

About

Dichanthelium lindheimeri, commonly called Lindheimer panicgrass, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family (Poaceae). It is native primarily to eastern areas the United States and Canada, with its range extending into the South Central region. There are also outlying western populations in California, New Mexico and Oregon.

It is most commonly associated with sandy, ephemerally wet soils. Typical habitats include prairies, glades, streambanks, floodplains, and lake shores.

Other Dichanthelium plants

Needleleaf rosette grass · Tapered rosette grass · Bosc's panicgrass · Deertongue · Variable panicgrass · Blood panicgrass · Cypress panicgrass · Cypress Panicgrass · Hirst's panicgrass · Woolly Panicgrass · Openflower rosette grass · Leiberg's panicum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dichanthelium lindheimeri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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