Scribner's Panicum

Plant Profile
FYUSE 3d Image	Common Name: Scribner's Panicum Other Names: Scribner's Dichanthelium Species Name: Dichanthelium oligosanthes Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like Family Name: Poaceae, Grass Family Tribe: Paniceae, Panicgrass Tribe


Plant Facts
Origin	Native
Duration	Perennial
Season	Cool
Distribution in the U.S.	Throughout the country excluding extreme southeastern states: Florida, Georgia and Alabama
Distribution in Oklahoma	Throughout the state

ID Characteristics

Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Basal rosette of leaves
- Short, wide leaves
- Sheaths will overlap adjacent nodes
Floral
- Wiry seed heads and branches
- Single, small round seed heads at the end of each branch
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Plant Height: 15-60 centimeters
- Ligule Type: Ciliate
- Sheath: Glabrous
- Leaves: Basal (Winter rosette), cauline (summer growth form)
Floral Characteristics
- Inflorescence Type: Panicles
- Florets Per Spikelet: 2
- Glumes: Unequal; upper glumes notably rounded