Common names: Bosc dichanthelium, Bosc panicum

Scientific names: Dichanthelium ravenelii (Panicum boscii, P. leibergii, D. boscii)

Seasons of significant use: winter (for Dichanthelium spp. complex)

Characteristics: Native, perennial, cool season grass with culms to 2.5 feet. Forms winter rosettes. Culms not velvety-pubescent with glutinous bands below the nodes; nodes bearded; principal culm leaf blades ovate-lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, 0.6-1.2 inches wide and 2.5-4 times longer than wide. Flowers May-October including spring and fall phases.

Plant community type: Wooded bottomland.

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