Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould

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Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Dichanthelium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist or dry thickets, shores, borders of alluvial woods. Moist, mostly sandy ground.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-4
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 1-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Dichanthelium clandestinum habit picture by sam Sam Fischer (cc-by-sa)
Dichanthelium clandestinum habit picture by Lisa Johnson (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Dichanthelium clandestinum leaf picture by Sgrges Grges (cc-by-sa)
Dichanthelium clandestinum leaf picture by Otto (cc-by-sa)
Dichanthelium clandestinum leaf picture by Mira Mammad (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Dichanthelium clandestinum flower picture by Don Sadowsky (cc-by-sa)
Dichanthelium clandestinum flower picture by clare mattingly (cc-by-sa)
Dichanthelium clandestinum flower picture by gene jones (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Dichanthelium clandestinum fruit picture by sam Sam Fischer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dichanthelium clandestinum world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:79344-2
WFO ID wfo-0000863395
COL ID 6D4CK
BDTFX ID 82623
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Chasea clandestina Panicum clandestinum Panicum decoloratum Panicum pedunculatum Milium clandestinum Panicum clandestinum var. pedunculatum Panicum latifolium var. clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum