Hello.
I am owned by a small piece of land in N. VA, Appalachian mtns...a couple of metres from the Appalachian Trail. I am trying to restore this patch to Appalachian woodland...no intention at all of moving rare plants unless I find them in the driveway or exposed to deer browsing....so, no worries there! I am 100% sure this is D. clandestinum. There are about 4-5 other Dichanthelium species on this patch and I have narrowed them down to a few species but I am no expert in this dept! I have collected a handful of seeds from the Deertongue but most I leave for the birds. There are quite a few mature clumps and I see the basal rosettes so I might try transplanting a single rosette this fall and see what happens. I am not creating a "garden", I am trying to speed up the spread of species that seem to be well established on this property and that don't seem to be interesting to deer.
I do stratify most of my seeds but maybe the deertongue seed that I tried to sow in the past was consumed before it germinated...I guess I was wondering if some other technique was required when trying to germinate this species. Thank-you for the links!
