Description ²

Syn. D. dichotomum subsp. microcarpon.
A grass that is much more common further east but is more restricted in Missouri as it prefers acidic, wet, rocky substrates. Here it is most commonly found in the St. Francois Mountains region along creeks, seeps, and streams, less commonly around sinkhole ponds and low wet areas in prairies. The stems become highly branched through the season and bear small spikelets and nodes with distinctly retrorse hairs.

Spikelets: 1.5-1.8 mm, usually glabrous, rarely slightly pubescent.

From FNA

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1. (c) Ashwin Srinivasan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ashwin Srinivasan
2. (c) Nathan Aaron, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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