
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.

2026-07-22
Illinois, US
(c) Ryan Sorrells, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-21
Chilton Woods State Forest, Lancaster, VA, US
(c) Anne Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-06-02
Coffee County, TN, USA
(c) Jared Gorrell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-10-22
Marston, NC, US
no rights reserved

2021-10-16
Vass, NC, US
no rights reserved

2021-08-26
Florida, US
(c) lillybyrd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dichanthelium meridionale. BISH 525471. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956494551. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/525471.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956494551 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
