Dichanthelium clandestinum: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Dichanthelium
- Species
- Dichanthelium clandestinum
- Scientific Name
- Dichanthelium clandestinum
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Dichanthelium clandestinum is a species of grass known by the common name deertongue. It is native to eastern North America, including eastern Canada and the eastern United States.
This species is a rhizomatous perennial grass forming clumps of hairy stems up to 1.4 meters tall. Five to 10 leaves are located along the stem. Each is up to 25 centimeters long by 3 wide, lance-shaped, sometimes rigid, and hairless to slightly hairy. There are two types of inflorescence. The main panicle contains many spikelets with flowers that open and are pollinated. Another type of inflorescence contains cleistogamous flowers: flowers which do not open and pollinate themselves. These are located in the sheaths of the stem leaves and are sometimes hidden. They are produced later in the year than the open panicle. There are about 400,000 seeds per pound.
This plant is tolerant of high levels of aluminum in soils. It tolerates acid soils and thin, infertile soils. It can be used to revegetate reclaimed land such as mine spoils. The cultivar 'Tioga' has been available since 1975.
The seeds of deertongue attract many types of birds, such as turkeys. The grass is not considered a good forage for livestock because it is low in nutrients.
...Dichanthelium clandestinum in languages:
- Chinese
- 鹿舌二型花
- English
- deertongue
- English
- deer-tongue witchgrass
- Russian
- Дихантелиум скрытый
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Dichanthelium aciculare
- Dichanthelium aculeatum
- Dichanthelium acuminatum
- Dichanthelium adenorhachis
- Dichanthelium aequivaginatum
- Dichanthelium angustifolium
- Dichanthelium arenicoloides
- Dichanthelium barbadense
- Dichanthelium bicknellii
- Dichanthelium boreale
- Dichanthelium boscii
- Dichanthelium breve
- Dichanthelium cabrerae
- Dichanthelium caparaoense
- Dichanthelium chamaelonche
- Dichanthelium clandestinum
- Dichanthelium columbianum
- Dichanthelium commonsianum
- Dichanthelium commutatum
- Dichanthelium congestum
- Dichanthelium consanguineum
- Dichanthelium cryptanthum
- Dichanthelium cucaense
- Dichanthelium cumbucanum
- Dichanthelium curtifolium
- Dichanthelium cynodon
- Dichanthelium davidsei
- Dichanthelium depauperatum
- Dichanthelium dichotomum
- Dichanthelium ensifolium
- Dichanthelium equilaterale
- Dichanthelium erectifolium
- Dichanthelium filiramum
- Dichanthelium fusiforme
- Dichanthelium glabrifolium
- Dichanthelium hebotes
- Dichanthelium heliophilum
- Dichanthelium hillebrandianum
- Dichanthelium hirstii
- Dichanthelium huachucae
- Dichanthelium implicatum
- Dichanthelium inflatum
- Dichanthelium isachnoides
- Dichanthelium itatiaiae
- Dichanthelium koolauense
- Dichanthelium lanuginosum
- Dichanthelium latifolium
- Dichanthelium laxiflorum
- Dichanthelium leibergii
- Dichanthelium leucothrix
- Dichanthelium lindheimeri
- Dichanthelium linearifolium
- Dichanthelium longiligulatum
- Dichanthelium macrospermum
- Dichanthelium malacon
- Dichanthelium malacophyllum
- Dichanthelium meridionale
- Dichanthelium multiglandulosum
- Dichanthelium mundum
- Dichanthelium neuranthum
- Dichanthelium nodatum
- Dichanthelium nudicaule
- Dichanthelium oligosanthes
- Dichanthelium ovale
- Dichanthelium patentifolium
- Dichanthelium patulum
- Dichanthelium pedicellatum
- Dichanthelium perlongum
- Dichanthelium pinetorum
- Dichanthelium polyanthes
- Dichanthelium portoricense
- Dichanthelium praecocius
- Dichanthelium pseudopubescens
- Dichanthelium pycnoclados
- Dichanthelium ravenelii
- Dichanthelium recognitum
- Dichanthelium sabulorum
- Dichanthelium scabriusculum
- Dichanthelium scoparium
- Dichanthelium scribnerianum
- Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- Dichanthelium spretum
- Dichanthelium strigosum
- Dichanthelium subvillosum
- Dichanthelium tenue
- Dichanthelium thermale
- Dichanthelium transiens
- Dichanthelium umbonulatum
- Dichanthelium villosissimum
- Dichanthelium viscidellum
- Dichanthelium webberianum
- Dichanthelium wilcoxianum
- Dichanthelium wrightianum
- Dichanthelium xalapense
- Dichanthelium xanthophysum
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