Dichanthelium

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Contains 30 accepted taxa overall.

Family:	Poaceae
Common Name:

Classification

Division
Class
Sub Class
Order	Poales
Family	Poaceae
Genus	*Dichanthelium*

Citation

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Species

Scientific Name	Common Name	Status
Dichanthelium annulum	ringed rosette grass	Native, SX (State Rank), CoC: 10
Dichanthelium bicknellii	Bicknell’s rosette grass	Native, SNR (State Rank)
Dichanthelium boreale	northern rosette grass	Native, Persisting, SNR (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank), CoC: 5
Dichanthelium boscii	Bosc’s rosette grass	Native, Persisting, SNR (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank), CoC: 9
Dichanthelium clandestinum	deer-tongue rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S5 (State Rank), G5? (Global Rank), CoC: 4
Dichanthelium columbianum	District of Columbia rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S5 (State Rank), CoC: 6
Dichanthelium commonsianum	Commons’ rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S2S4 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank), CoC: 10
Dichanthelium commutatum
Dichanthelium commutatum ssp. ashei	Ashe’s rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S5 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank), CoC: 8
Dichanthelium commutatum ssp. commutatum	variable rosette grass	Native, S1 (State Rank), G5TNRQ (Global Rank), CoC: 10
Dichanthelium depauperatum	poverty rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S5 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank), CoC: 6
Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum	forked rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S5 (State Rank), G5T5 (Global Rank), CoC: 8
Dichanthelium implicatum	long-hairy rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S5 (State Rank), CoC: 4
Dichanthelium lanuginosum	woolly rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S5 (State Rank), G5T5 (Global Rank), CoC: 4
Dichanthelium latifolium	broad-leaved rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S4 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank), CoC: 7
Dichanthelium leibergii	Leiberg’s rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S1 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank), CoC: 5
Dichanthelium lindheimeri	Lindheimer’s rosette grass	Native, Persisting, SNR (State Rank), G5T5 (Global Rank), CoC: 8
Dichanthelium linearifolium	linear-leaved rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S5 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank), CoC: 7
Dichanthelium lucidum	shining rosette grass	Native, SH (State Rank), G4 (Global Rank), CoC: 10
Dichanthelium mattamuskeetense	Mattamuskeet rosette grass	Native, Persisting, SNR (State Rank), CoC: 10
Dichanthelium meridionale	midday rosette grass	Native, SNR (State Rank), CoC: 7
Dichanthelium microcarpon	small-fruited rosette grass	Native, Persisting, SNR (State Rank), CoC: 7
Dichanthelium oligosanthes ssp. scribnerianum	Scribner’s rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S5 (State Rank), G5T5 (Global Rank), CoC: 7
Dichanthelium polyanthes	many-flowered rosette grass	Native, Persisting, SNR (State Rank), G5T5 (Global Rank), CoC: 10
Dichanthelium scoparium	velvet rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S1 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank), CoC: 4
Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon	round-fruited rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S4S5 (State Rank), G5T5 (Global Rank), CoC: 6
Dichanthelium spretum	distinct rosette grass	Native, Persisting, SNR (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank), CoC: 10
Dichanthelium villosissimum	white-haired rosette grass	Native, Persisting, SNR (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank), CoC: 10
Dichanthelium wrightianum	Wright’s rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S1S2 (State Rank), G4 (Global Rank), CoC: 10
Dichanthelium xanthophysum	strict rosette grass	Native, Persisting, S4 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank), CoC: 8

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Citation Information:

Werier, David, Kyle Webster, Troy Weldy, Andrew Nelson, Richard Mitchell†, and Robert Ingalls†. 2026 New York Flora Atlas. [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (original application development), USF Water Institute. University of South Florida]. New York Flora Association, Albany, New York.

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