Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Dichanthium > Dichanthium aristatum

Dichanthium aristatum (Angleton bluestem)

Synonyms:

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Late Spring
Drought Tolerance [1]  Low
Fire Tolerance [1]  High
Frost Free Days [1]  4 months
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  High
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Spring
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Colonizing
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Rapid
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Seed
Regrowth Rate [1]  Moderate
Root Depth [1]  18 inches (46 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Seed Vigor [1]  High
Seeds Per [1]  1399997 / lb (3086468 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Semi-Erect
Structure [2]  Grass
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Rapid
Flower Color [1]  Yellow
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Black
Fall Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [1]  35 inches (0.9 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Very Rich
Water Use [1]  Moderate
Screening - Summer [1]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [1]  Moderate

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve   Florida, United States  
Palo Verde National Park II 46190 Costa Rica  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0