Taxon:  Dichanthium annulatum (Forssk.) Stapf var. annulatum



Summary
Genus:
Dichanthium
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:
454905
Verified:
03/13/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Dichanthium annulatum (Forssk.) Stapf (80 active accession[s])
Dichanthium annulatum (Forssk.) Stapf var. papillosum (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) de Wet & J. R. Harlan (4 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon annulatus Forssk.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Dichanthium nodosum Willemet

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
  2. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  3. Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  4. Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
  5. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
  6. Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
  7. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
  8. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  9. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  10. Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
  11. Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas
  12. Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
  13. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  14. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  15. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:118.
  16. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  17. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: as a diploid or tetraploid
  18. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123. Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
  19. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbluestem  1Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
EnglishDiaz bluestem  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
EnglishHindi grass  1't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:118.
EnglishKleberg bluestem  1Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas
Englishmarvel grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishringed dichanthium  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishsheda grass  1't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:118.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: as a diploid or tetraploid
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: as a diploid or tetraploid
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaCabo Verde  Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya   
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: as a diploid or tetraploid
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaBahrain   
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman   
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey s.Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea   
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123. Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde, Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Mali, Niger, Senegal
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Turkey (s.)
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Nepal, Pakistan
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia
Naturalized
Northern America
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina

Reference(s)
  1. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  2. Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  3. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
  4. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  5. Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
  6. Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas
  7. Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
  8. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  9. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  10. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  11. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: as a diploid or tetraploid
  12. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123. Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
  13. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Dichanthium annulatum
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfoddersilage if taken before floweringBurkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Animal foodforage Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
Weed  CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=454905. Accessed 12 May 2026.