Deertongue

Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Root Depth: 16 inches

Growth Form: Bunch

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: Low

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Low

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Deertongue: Cosmopterix clandestinella, Cycloplasis panicifoliella, Elachista radiantella, Idioglossa miraculosa, Polites themistocles, Wallengrenia egeremet

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.