Panicum capillare
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Panicum |
| Species: | P. capillare
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Panicum barbipulvinatum | |
Panicum capillare, known by the common name witchgrass,[1] is a species of grass. It is a native plant to most of North America from the East Coast through all of the West Coast and California. It can be found as an introduced species in Eurasia, and as a weed in gardens and landscaped areas.[2] It grows in many types of habitat.
Description
[edit | edit source]Panicum capillare is an annual bunchgrass growing decumbent or erect to heights exceeding one meter (3 feet). It is green to blue- or purple-tinged in color. In texture it is quite hairy, especially on the leaves and at the nodes. The ligule is a fringe of long hairs.
The inflorescence is a large open panicle which may be over half the total length of the plant, up to half a meter long. At maturity it fans out, spreading to a width over 20 centimeters. As the plant dies and dries, the panicle may break off whole and becomes a tumbleweed.[3]
References
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- ^ Virginia Tech Weed Profile
- ^ Grass Manual Treatment Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit | edit source]- USDA Plants Profile for Panicum capillare (witchgrass)
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- UC CalPhotos gallery of Panicum capillare
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- Panicum
- Bunchgrasses of North America
- Grasses of Canada
- Grasses of Mexico
- Grasses of the United States
- Native grasses of the Great Plains region
- Native grasses of California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Native grasses of Oklahoma
- Native grasses of Texas
- Plants described in 1753
- Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Grasses of Lebanon
- Panicoideae stubs