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Woolly rosette grass

Dichanthelium scabriusculum

Also called Tall-Swamp Panicgrass, Woolly Witch Grass, Woolly Witchgrass

Woolly rosette grass
Photo: Patty Mitchum, CC BY 4.0

Woolly rosette grass is a perennial grass native to the eastern United States and southeastern Brazil, found in wet lowland habitats such as streams, bogs, marshes and swamps. It grows best with consistently moist or wet soil.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist to wet, as it naturally grows in swampy ground.
Soil
Moist, fertile soil or wet loam; tolerates waterlogged conditions.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; protect from hard freezes in containers.
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. U.S.A. to Texas, SE. Brazil
Climate
temperate

About

Dichanthelium scabriusculum, commonly called tall swamp rosette-panicgrass, tall swamp panicgrass, rough panic-grass or panic grass, is a species of plant found in North America. It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, Maryland, and New York. It is listed as threatened in Massachusetts.

D. scabriusculum has been observed growing in wet, lowland environments. This includes habitats such as streams, bogs, marshes, and swamps.

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 scabriusculum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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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