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Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.
fall panicgrass

       
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Photo of Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

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Distribution:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

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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, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Panicum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. bartowense (Scribn. & Merr.) Fernald. . Image Available.
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. bartowense
fall panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. dichotomiflorum. .
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorum
fall panicgrass
Distribution of Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. puritanorum Svens.. .
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. puritanorum
fall panicgrass
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

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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
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

fall panicum
western witchgrass

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.

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.

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.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

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*

Panicum bartowense [=PADIB]:

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
FACW NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account 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 40908.

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

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

Related Web Sites:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

CA-UCIPM: Pest Management & Identification

FL-University of Florida Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

IL-Illinois Wildflowers

IL-Weeds of the Northcentral States

LA-Louisiana State University Herbarium

MA-University of Massachusetts greeninfo.org

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

WA-Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (U. of Washington)

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

 
 
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