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Panicum L.
panicgrass

       
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Distribution:
Panicum L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Panicum L.

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Distribution of Panicum abscissum Swallen. . Image Available.
Panicum abscissum
cutthroat grass
Distribution of Panicum alatum F. Zuloaga & O. Morrone. .
Panicum alatum
winged panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum amarum Elliot. . Image Available.
Panicum amarum
bitter panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum anceps Michx.. . Image Available.
Panicum anceps
beaked panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum antidotale Retz.. . Image Available.
Panicum antidotale
blue panicum
Distribution of Panicum beecheyi Hook. & Arn.. .
Panicum beecheyi
rock panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum bergii Arechav.. . Image Available.
Panicum bergii
Berg's panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum bisulcatum Thunb.. . Image Available.
Panicum bisulcatum
Japanese panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum boliviense Hack.. .
Panicum boliviense
Bolivian panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum brachyanthum Steud.. . Image Available.
Panicum brachyanthum
prairie panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum bulbosum Kunth. . Image Available.
Panicum bulbosum
bulb panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum capillare L.. . Image Available.
Panicum capillare
witchgrass
Distribution of Panicum capillarioides Vasey. . Image Available.
Panicum capillarioides
slender panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum coloratum L.. .
Panicum coloratum
kleingrass
Distribution of Panicum decompositum R. Br.. .
Panicum decompositum
Australian millet
Distribution of Panicum deustum Thunb.. .
Panicum deustum
broadleaf panicum
Distribution of Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.. . Image Available.
Panicum dichotomiflorum
fall panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum diffusum Sw.. .
Panicum diffusum
West Indian panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum elephantipes Nees. .
Panicum elephantipes
elephant panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum fauriei Hitchc.. .
Panicum fauriei
Faurie's panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum flexile (Gattinger) Scribn.. . Image Available.
Panicum flexile
wiry panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum gattingeri Nash. . Image Available.
Panicum gattingeri
Gattinger's panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum ghiesbreghtii Fourn.. . Image Available.
Panicum ghiesbreghtii
Ghiesbreght's panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum hallii Vasey. . Image Available.
Panicum hallii
Hall's panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum havardii Vasey. . Image Available.
Panicum havardii
Havard's panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum hemitomon Schult.. . Image Available.
Panicum hemitomon
maidencane
Distribution of Panicum hillmanii Chase. . Image Available.
Panicum hillmanii
Hillman's panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum hirsutum Sw.. . Image Available.
Panicum hirsutum
hairy panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum hirticaule J. Presl. . Image Available.
Panicum hirticaule
Mexican panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum konaense Whitney & Hosaka. .
Panicum konaense
Kona panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum lacustre Hitchc. & Ekman. . Image Available.
Panicum lacustre
lakeshore panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum laxum Sw.. . Image Available.
Panicum laxum
lax panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum lineale H. St. John. .
Panicum lineale
Kauai panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum longivaginatum H. St. John. .
Panicum longivaginatum
longsheath panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum makarikariense (Gooss.) Van Rensb.. . Image Available.
Panicum makarikariense
panicum
Distribution of Panicum miliaceum L.. . Image Available.
Panicum miliaceum
broomcorn millet
Distribution of Panicum mindanaense Merr.. .
Panicum mindanaense
Distribution of Panicum mohavense J. Reeder. .
Panicum mohavense
Mojave panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum nephelophilum Gaudich.. .
Panicum nephelophilum
konakona
Distribution of Panicum niihauense H. St. John. .
Panicum niihauense
Niihau panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum obtusum Kunth. . Image Available.
Panicum obtusum
vine mesquite
Distribution of Panicum paludosum Roxb.. . Image Available.
Panicum paludosum
Chesapeake panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum paniculatum Kuntze. .
Panicum paniculatum
panicum
Distribution of Panicum parvifolium Lam.. .
Panicum parvifolium
smallflower panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum pellitum Trin.. .
Panicum pellitum
Maui panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum philadelphicum Bernh. ex Trin.. . Image Available.
Panicum philadelphicum
Philadelphia panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum pilosum Sw. [excluded]. .
Panicum pilosum
Distribution of Panicum psilopodium Trin.. . Image Available.
Panicum psilopodium
barefoot panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum racemosum (P. Beauv.) Spreng.. .
Panicum racemosum
Distribution of Panicum ramosius Hitchc.. .
Panicum ramosius
Lanai panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum repens L.. . Image Available.
Panicum repens
torpedo grass
Distribution of Panicum rigidulum Bosc ex Nees. . Image Available.
Panicum rigidulum
redtop panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum schiffneri Hack.. .
Panicum schiffneri
Schiffner's panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum schinzii Hack.. .
Panicum schinzii
land grass
Distribution of Panicum stapfianum Fourc.. .
Panicum stapfianum
Distribution of Panicum stenodes Griseb.. .
Panicum stenodes
savannah panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum stevensianum Hitchc. & Chase. .
Panicum stevensianum
Stevens' panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum subquadriparum Trin.. .
Panicum subquadriparum
Distribution of Panicum sumatrense Roth ex Roem. & Schult.. .
Panicum sumatrense
little millet
Distribution of Panicum tenerum Bey. ex Trin.. . Image Available.
Panicum tenerum
bluejoint panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum tenuifolium Hook. & Arn.. .
Panicum tenuifolium
parkland panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum torridum Gaudich.. .
Panicum torridum
torrid panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum trichanthum Nees. .
Panicum trichanthum
thicket panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum trichoides Sw.. . Image Available.
Panicum trichoides
tropical panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum turgidum Forssk.. .
Panicum turgidum
desert grass
Distribution of Panicum urvilleanum Kunth. . Image Available.
Panicum urvilleanum
desert panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum venezuelae Hack.. .
Panicum venezuelae
Venezuelan panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum verrucosum Muhl.. . Image Available.
Panicum verrucosum
warty panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum virgatum L.. . Image Available.
Panicum virgatum
switchgrass
Distribution of Panicum xerophilum (Hillebr.) Hitchc.. .
Panicum xerophilum
kakonakona
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Panicum 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
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Panicum L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Minor   Minor   Low   Moderate  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Panicum L.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40901.

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

 

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Panicum L.

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