Index / Search / Dichanthelium clandestinum
§1 Plant
Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould
vernacular deertongue — species · Poaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus
- Dichanthelium
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 699 counties across 27 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- High
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Low
- Fire
- High
- Salinity
- Low
- Anaerobic
- Low
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -33 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 130 min.
- Precipitation
- 32–65 in/yr
- pH range
- 4–7.5
- Root depth
- 16 in min.
- Fertility need
- Low
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Bunch
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Lifespan
- Long
- Mature height
- 2 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Dense
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Early Summer
- Seed abundance
- High
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 350,000
- Propagation
- seed
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- High
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 699 counties across 27 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 75 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- Douglas 17041
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Decatur 18031
- Dubois 18037
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Hancock 18059
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Johnson 18081
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Noble 18113
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Sullivan 18153
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- Wayne 18177
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Boyle 21021
- Breathitt 21025
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Garrard 21079
- Graves 21083
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Taylor 21217
- Trigg 21221
- Wayne 21231
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 20 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Cortland 36023
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Greene 36039
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schuyler 36097
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Avery 37011
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Gaston 37071
- Granville 37077
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Jackson 37099
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Orange 37135
- Perquimans 37143
- Person 37145
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Yancey 37199
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 5 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Chester 47023
- Cocke 47029
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Jackson 47087
- Johnson 47091
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lewis 47101
- Madison 47113
- Marshall 47117
- McNairy 47109
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 86 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Boone 54005
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Cabell 54011
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lincoln 54043
- Logan 54045
- Marion 54049
- Marshall 54051
- Mason 54053
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/DICL ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2702543 ↗Record version
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