Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A.Clark

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New York

• County/Municipio

  Suffolk Co.

• City/Township

  Montauk

• Locality

  Hither Hills State Park

• Coordinates

  41.0141, -72.0185

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Flora of Montauk
POACEAE
Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark
United States of America. New York: Suffolk County. East Hampton
Township, hamlet of Montauk. Hither Hills State Park.
(4i.oi4o8°N, 72.oi846°W).
Plants 25-30 cm tall; terminal has nodding or drooping habit. West
of Rail road tracks and east of Fresh Pond in Oak-Hickory Forest
understoiy with Carex pensylvanica, Parthenocissus quinquefolia,
Achillea millefolium, Pyrola americana, Sassafras albidum, Carya
tomentosa, Quercus alba and Sanicula canadense. Very rare.
*Note this is the author’s first observation of this species. Few
plants but subsequently found more on a later date farther east.
Victoria Bustamante -941
23 Sep 2016
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