Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon

Common Name: 
round-fruited panicgrass
Scientific Name: 
Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould
Family Name: 
Poaceae (Graminae) - Grass Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
native perennial, reproducing by seed
Culms
upright or spreading, stiff, smooth, hairs at nodes, compressed autumn form
Culms of Round-Fruited Panicgrass
Leaves
blades somewhat large, heart-shaped bases, hairy near base; ligule hairy; auricles absent; sheaths smooth, hairs on margins
Seedheads
panicles