Two new species of Dichanthelium (Poaceae) from the mountains and Piedmont of Virginia, one with an outlier in Pennsylvania

Authors

  • Richard J. LeBlond UNC-Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • John F. Townsend Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage
  • J. Christopher Ludwig Seedbox Consulting LLC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v14.i2.1002

Keywords:

Dichantehlium, Poaceae, Virginia, Piedmont, Pennsylvania

Abstract

Two new species of Dichanthelium are described: Dichanthelium appalachiense from shale woodlands in the mountains of Virginia, with a historical population from Pennsylvania; and Dichanthelium harvillii from a mafic region in the Piedmont of Virginia.

References

Turland, N.J., J.H. Wiersema, F.R. Barrie, W. Greuter, D.L. Hawksworth, P.S. Herendeen, S. Knapp, W.-H. Kusber, W.-H., D.-Z. Li, K. Marhold, T.W. May, J. McNeill, A.M. Monro, J. Prado, M.J. Price, & G.F. Smith (eds.). 2018. International code of nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code) adopted by the Nineteenth International Botanical Congress Shenzhen, China, July 2017. Regnum Veg. 159. Glashütten: Koeltz Botanical Books, Germany. DOI https://doi.org/10.12705/Code.2018

Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the southern and mid-Atlantic states. Working draft of June 2020. University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, U.S.A.

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Published

2020-12-07

How to Cite

LeBlond, R. J., Townsend, J. F. ., & Ludwig, J. C. . (2020). Two new species of Dichanthelium (Poaceae) from the mountains and Piedmont of Virginia, one with an outlier in Pennsylvania. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 14(2), 189–198. https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v14.i2.1002

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Section

SYSTEMATICS

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