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Eggleaf rosette grass

Dichanthelium ovale

Also called Stiff Leaved Panicgrass, Eggleaf Witchgrass, Oval Leaved Panicgrass, Egg Leaf Witchgrass

Eggleaf rosette grass
Photo: Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National, Public domain
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
E. Canada to Honduras, Hispaniola to Puerto Rico
Climate
temperate

About

Dichanthelium ovale, commonly known as eggleaf rosette grass, is a plant found in North America. Dichanthelium ovale subsp. pseudopubescens, common name Stiff-leaved rosette-panicgrass is listed as a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut.

D. ovale can grow in soils ranging from dry to damp, and has been observed in habitats such as sandy woods and pinelands.

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 ovale 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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