Dichanthelium praecocius (Hitchc. & Chase) Mohlenbr.
Common Name: PANIC GRASS
Synonym: Panicum praecocius
Coefficient of Conservatism: 8
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Grass

Dichanthelium praecocius middle leaf sheath B. S. Walters middle leaf sheath

Panicum praecocius of Michigan Flora.

Dry open, usually sandy ground; prairies, open oak savannas, borders and fields.

Apparently hybridizes with D. implicatum and perhaps other species. Subsumed into Dichanthelium ovale as subsp. praecocius (Hitchc. & Chase) Freckmann & Lelong.

Locations

Berrien County
Branch County
Calhoun County
Clinton County
Genesee County
Ingham County
Jackson County
Kalamazoo County
Kent County
Lake County
Lenawee County
Livingston County
Macomb County
Menominee County
Midland County
Monroe County
Oakland County
St. Clair County
St. Joseph County
Van Buren County
Washtenaw County
Wayne County

Citation:

MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. August 19, 2022. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=2084.