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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Panicum amarulum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Panicum amarum var. amarulum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Panicum amarum ssp. amarulum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-007:
Panicum amarulum FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum amarulum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum amarulum
COMMON NAME:
Southern Seabeach Grass, Bitter Panicgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_paam6_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paam6_002_lhd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Panicum amarulum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Panicum amarum var. amarulum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Panicum amarum ssp. amarulum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-007:
Panicum amarulum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum amarulum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum amarulum
3893
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Coastal dunes and shores, sand-flats, and longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked (plants lacking a rosette of overwintering basal leaves)
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes short, stout (plants in clumps)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain
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