Panicum capillare
Common Names: witchgrass [1], old-witchgrass [2]
| Panicum capillare | |
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| Photo by John Hilty hosted at IllinoisWildflowers.info | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Panicum |
| Species: | P. capillare |
| Binomial name | |
| Panicum capillare L. | |
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| Natural range of Panicum capillare from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: P. capillare var. occidentale (Rydberg)
Variety: none
Description
P. capillare is an annual graminoid of the Poaceae family that is native to North America.[1]
Distribution
P. capillare is found throughout the entirety of the Continental United States and the southern half of Canada. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
Considered a weed in cultivated soils, the common habitats for P. capillare include open sandy pr stony soils, fields, roadsides, and waste places. [3]
Specimens have been collected from habitats that include Full sun in loamy sand of limestone, on an old pocket gopher hole, and in nursery beds and other disturbed places. [4]
Phenology
P. capillare briefly flowers in October and November. [5]
Seed dispersal
Seed dispersal commonly occurs between September and December. [6]
Conservation and Management
P. capillare is considered weedy or invasive depending on the authority involved. [1]
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database
- ↑ Davis, J., J. Eric, et al. (2002). "Vascular flora of Piedmont Prairies: Evidence from several prairie remnants." Castanea 67(1): 1-12.
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, William Platt, D.E. Boufford, E.W. WOod) States and counties: Florida (Jackson, Gadsden) Utah (Cache) Georgia (Thomas) Massachusetts (Middlesex)
- ↑ Pan Flora
- ↑ West, G. C. (1967). "Nutrition of tree sparrows during winter in central Illinois." Ecology 48(1): 58-67.
