The Glassboro/Clayton FWMA is a ~3,000 acre tract of public land that surrounds the headwaters of the Little Ease, one of the major Maurice River tributaries. Extensive red maple wetlands are punctuated with relic upland ridges that support an interesting mix of Coastal Plain species. This wet forest was used only lumbering and charcoal. Most of that activity ceased in the 1930's. The State started management in the 1940's, resulting in the forest present today. The land use history and … [Read more...] about July 16th 2016 Field Trip to Clayton/Glassboro FWMA
Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Lam.) Gould
Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Lam.) Gould Synonymy: Panicum laxiflorum Lam.; Panicum laxiflorum Lam. Var. strictirameum (Hichc. & Chase) Fernald; Panicum xalapense Kunth Lower Taxa: none Origin: Native Habit: Perennial, rosette forming grass Habitat: Dry sandy old fields, open woodlands, shaded edges Range: Outer Coastal Plain, currently only Atlantic County Frequency: Infrequent Rank/Status: S-unranked suggest S1/G5 Wetland Status: … [Read more...] about Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Lam.) Gould
Dichanthelium latifolium (L.) Gould and C.A. Clark
Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Dichanthelium latifolium (L.) Gould & C.A. Clark Synonymy: Panicum latifolium L. Lower Taxa: none Origin: Native Habit: Perennial, rosette forming grass Habitat: Dry to mesic woodlands, shaded edges and meadows Range: Valley and Ridge, Highlands, Piedmont, Inner Coastal Plain Frequency: Common Rank/Status: S4/G5 Wetland Status: FACU Flowering & Reproduction: Early Summer, June-early July, vernal panicles, … [Read more...] about Dichanthelium latifolium (L.) Gould and C.A. Clark
Dichanthelium hirstii (Swallen) Kartesz
Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Dichanthelium hirstii (Swallen) Kartesz Synonymy: Panicum hirstii Swallen; Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. roanokense (Ashe) R. LeBond Lower Taxa: none Origin: Native Habit: Perennial, rosette forming grass Habitat: Wetlands; Outer Coastal Plain peri-glacial depressions Range: Outer Coastal Plain; PB Atlantic and Burlington Counties Frequency: Endangered Rank/Status: S1/G1 Wetland Status: OBL Flowering & … [Read more...] about Dichanthelium hirstii (Swallen) Kartesz
Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldw. ex Elliot) Gould
Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldw. Ex Elliot) Gould Synonymy: Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. ensifolium (Baldw. Ex Elliot)Gould and C.A. Clark; Panicum ensifolium Baldw. Ex Elliot; Panicum ensifolium Baldw. Ex Elliot var. curtifolium (Nash) LeLong; Panicum dichotomum L. var. ensifolium (Baldw. Ex Elliot) C.F. Reed Lower Taxa: none Origin: Native Habit: Perennial, rosette forming grass Habitat: Wetlands; Outer Coastal Plain … [Read more...] about Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldw. ex Elliot) Gould