Difference between revisions of "Panicum capillare"

From Coastal Plain Plants Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Conservation and Management)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{italic title}}
 
{{italic title}}
 +
Common Names: witchgrass <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
 
<!-- Get the taxonomy information from the NRCS Plants database -->
 
<!-- Get the taxonomy information from the NRCS Plants database -->
 
{{taxobox
 
{{taxobox

Revision as of 13:11, 18 June 2018

Common Names: witchgrass [1]

Panicum capillare
Panicum capillare IWF.jpg
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.
PANI CAPI DIST.JPG
Natural range of Panicum capillare from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

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. [2]

Phenology

P. capillare briefly flowers in October and November. [3]

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. Pan Flora