Scribner’s Panicum
| Plant Profile | |
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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 | |
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| 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
| Habitat/Ecology | |
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| Soil Type | Loams and clay-loams |
| Habitat | Prairies and open-woods |
| Successional Stage | Mid to late |
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