Dichanthelium acuminatum

Dichanthelium acuminatum, the tapered rosette grass, is a species of grass from the genus Dichanthelium, in North America.

Dichanthelium acuminatum
Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. sericeum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Dichanthelium
Species:	D. acuminatum
Binomial name
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark

Dichanthelium acuminatum forms a hybridization complex with other Dichanthelium species such as D. dichotomum, D. sphaerocarpon, D. ovale, and D. aciculare.^[1]

Dichanthelium acuminatum has been successfully raised in cultivation for seed production.^[2]

This species has been observed growing in habitat types such as within oak and pine forests, wetland edges, and on sand dunes.^[3]