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Dichanthelium meridionale in life
In life — Matting Witchgrass, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Vanessa Voelker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Vanessa Voelker
BISH 525471Botany

Dichanthelium meridionale

Matting Witchgrass

As recorded: Panicum meridionale Ashe

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by
St.John, H.
Collector number
11753
Date
September 15, 1916
Locality
Pembroke, Great Sandy Bottom Pond
Region
Massachusetts, United States
Record type
Preserved specimen

Collected the same day

On September 15, 1916, St.John, H. also collected 8 other specimens.

Dichanthelium meridionale observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-22.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Dichanthelium meridionale. BISH 525471. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956494551. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/525471.

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