Deertongue
Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould - Grass familySize
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
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.