''Dichanthelium lindheimeri'', commonly called Lindheimer panicgrass, is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

in the grass family ( Poaceae). It is native primarily to eastern areas the United States and Canada, with its range extending into the South Central region. There are also outlying western populations in

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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex , Offi ...

and

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. It is most commonly associated with sandy, ephemerally wet soils. Typical habitats include prairies, glades, streambanks, floodplains, and lake shores. ''Dichanthelium lindheimeri'' is a perennial grass that fruits from May to November. It superficially resembles the closely related ''

Dichanthelium lanuginosum ''Dichanthelium lanuginosum'' is a species of rosette grass native to North America. It is most common in the central and eastern United States. It is found in a variety of habitats, mostly in open, dry areas. A variety, ''D. lanuginosum'' var. ...

'', but differs in a number of characters: ''D. lindheimeri'' has nearly-hairless sheathes and leaf surfaces, crooked marginal leaf cilia, and a shorter ligule. In addition, it is typically found in wetter habitats compared to the more dry-mesic ''D. lanuginosum''. Some authors choose to treat ''Dichanthelium lindheimeri'' and many other closely taxa as varieties of an expanded, highly polymorphic ''

Dichanthelium acuminatum ''Dichanthelium acuminatum'', the tapered rosette grass, is a species of grass from the genus '' Dichanthelium'', in North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisph ...

'' complex.

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