Panicum anceps

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Panicum anceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Panicum
Species: P. anceps
Binomial name
Panicum anceps
Michx.
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Natural range of Panicum anceps from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: beaked panicgrass

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Coleataenia anceps (Michaux) Soreng ssp. anceps; Panicum anceps ssp. anceps; Panicum anceps Michaux var. anceps; Sorengia anceps (Michaux) Zuloaga & Morrone ssp. anceps[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

P. anceps has been found in natural communities such as wooded floodplains, longleaf pine flatwoods, sand banks, mature live oak-magnolia-cabbage palm forests, the margins of cypress ponds, upland mixed woodlands, sparsely wooded glades, riverbanks, streambanks, lake shores, and slash pine-saw palmetto flats. It will also occur in areas affected by human disturbance such as field borders and roadsides. P. anceps prefers shaded conditions, and it will tolerate a range of soil types and drainage levels.[2]

Associated plants include Schoenus nigricans, Rhynchospora divergens, Scleria verticillatata, and Panicum rigidulum.[2].

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Tom Barnes, George R. Cooley, A. H. Curtiss, Richard J. Eaton, R. K. Godfrey, Gary R. Knight, R. Kral, O. Lakela, James D. Ray Jr., R. E. Perdue Jr., and Jean W. Wooten. States and counties: Florida: Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Nassau, Okaloosa, Sarasota, Seminole, Wakulla, and Walton.