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Panicum repens L.
torpedo grass

       
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Photo of Panicum repens L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Panicum repens L.

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Synonyms:
Panicum repens L.

  PAGO Panicum gouinii Fourn.
 

Distribution:
Panicum repens L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Panicum repens L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Panicum
 

Classification:
Panicum repens L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Panicum L. – panicgrass
Species Panicum repens L. – torpedo grass
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Panicum repens L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Alabama:
torpedo grass              Class C noxious weed
Arizona:
torpedo grass              Prohibited noxious weed
Hawaii:
torpedograss              Noxious weed
Texas:
torpedograss              Noxious plant
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Panicum repens L.

couch panicum
creeping panic
panic rampant
torpedo grass
wainaku grass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

Introduced Information:
Panicum repens L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Panicum repens L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC+,FACW- NO FACW- NO NO NO FAC+ NO NO NO NO NO NO FAC+
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Panicum repens L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504106.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

Related Web Sites:
Panicum repens L.

Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Info. System: abstract & image

FL-Control of Non-Native Plants in Natural Areas

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

Texas A&M: Grass Images

 
 
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