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Dichanthelium commutatum
variable panicgrass
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Dichanthelium commutatum (Schult.) Gould
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		variable panicgrass
Park Synonyms:		Panicum commutatum

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Dichanthelium, Species Dichanthelium commutatum


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		GA: SNR; TN: SNR
Evidence:		6 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	DeSoto National Memorial
Everglades National Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gauley River National Recreation Area	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Petersburg National Battlefield	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	2/23/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/2/2025 7:34:25 AM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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