Index / Search / Dichanthelium latifolium
§1 Plant
Dichanthelium latifolium (L.) Gould & C.A. Clark
vernacular broadleaf rosette grass — 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
· 587 counties across 29 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Medium
- Shade
- Medium
- Moisture use
- Low
- Fire
- None
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -43 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 120 min.
- Precipitation
- 20–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 4–6.5
- Root depth
- 4 in min.
- Fertility need
- Low
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Bunch
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Lifespan
- Short
- Mature height
- 3.3 ft
- Foliage texture
- Fine
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Porous
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- Yellow
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Spring
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 210,000
- Propagation
- seed
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- No Known Source
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Graze palatability
- Medium
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 587 counties across 29 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 77 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Blackford 18009
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- DeKalb 18033
- Elkhart 18039
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Grant 18053
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Johnson 18081
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marshall 18099
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Cheboygan 26031
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Eaton 26045
- Genesee 26049
- Gladwin 26051
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iron 26071
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lake 26085
- Lapeer 26087
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Mason 26105
- Mecosta 26107
- Midland 26111
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Ottawa 26139
- Roscommon 26143
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Callaway 29027
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Dade 29057
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Harrison 29081
- Hickory 29085
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Linn 29115
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Monroe 29137
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Perry 29157
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Scotland 29199
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Warren 29219
- Webster 29225
- Worth 29227
Nebraska view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 18 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clinton 39027
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Defiance 39039
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Jefferson 39081
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Paulding 39125
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- 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 ↗ 2 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Amherst 51009
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Carroll 51035
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Highland 51091
- Madison 51113
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Surry 51181
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
West Virginia view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Braxton 54007
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Ritchie 54085
- Roane 54087
- Summers 54089
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Webster 54101
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/DILA8 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2702559 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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