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Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. puritanorum Svens.
fall panicgrass

       
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Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. puritanorum Svens.

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Synonyms:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. puritanorum Svens.

  PADII Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. imperiorum Fernald
 

Distribution:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. puritanorum Svens.

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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 (CT, DE, IL, IN, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA), CAN (NS)
 

Related Taxa:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. puritanorum Svens.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Panicum, 3 varieties in Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.
 

Classification:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. puritanorum Svens.

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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 dichotomiflorum Michx. – fall panicgrass
Variety Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. puritanorum Svens. – fall panicgrass
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. puritanorum Svens.

Panicum dichotomiflorum
fall panicum
western witchgrass

The related entities italicized and indented above 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.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. puritanorum Svens.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. puritanorum Svens.

Panicum dichotomiflorum:

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
FACU,FACW FACW- FACW FACW- FAC FAC FACW FAC FACW FACW FACW NO NI FACU*
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More Accounts and Images:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. puritanorum Svens.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529362.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 

Related Web Sites:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. puritanorum Svens.

CA-UCIPM: Pest Management & Identification

IL-Weeds of the Northcentral States

PA-Key to Identifying Common Grassy Weed Seedlings

TX-Texas Turfgrass (TAMU)

Texas A&M: Grass Images

USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Herbarium-Image

VA-Virginia Tech Weed Collection

 
 
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