| Author | Link | |
| Distribution | Scattered in the Coastal Plain and lower Piedmont (Moore County); disjunct to Swain County in the Mountains.
Native to the Old World tropics; in N.A. north to NC, KY, MO. | |
| Abundance | Uncommon to rare, but likely overlooked. | |
| Habitat | Dry sandy to clayey soils of roadsides, narrow powerlines, woodland clearings, river shores, openings in swamps. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting August-October. | |
| Identification | The slender inflorescence branches resemble those of D. filiformis and D. villosa, but each rachis is winged and flattened (vs. non-winged and triangular in cross-section in those two species). | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | FAC link |
| USACE-emp | FAC link |
