Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Panicum virgatum var. cubense
FAMILY
Poaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Panicum virgatum var. virgatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-006?:
Panicum virgatum FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum virgatum var. cubense
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum virgatum var. cubense
COMMON NAME:
Blunt Switchgrass, Savanna Panic-grass, Blunt Panic Grass
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Keith Bradley kab_p_virgatum_cube_77088
June Miami-Dade County FL
Everglades National Park
Panicle narrower than that of var. virgatum, with ascending branches, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_p_virgatum_cubense1
July Scotland County NC
Stems 0.5-1.5m tall, much shorter than var. virgatum (which can reach 3m), per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_p_virgatum_cubense2
July Scotland County NC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_p_virgatum_cubense2b
July Scotland County NC
Spikelets are purplish, becoming tan-colored, 2.8-3.2mm long with acute tip, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Panicum virgatum var. cubense
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Panicum virgatum var. virgatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-006?:
Panicum virgatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum virgatum var. cubense
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum virgatum var. cubense
4207
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Wet to dry sandy pinelands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked (plants lacking a rosette of overwintering basal leaves)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Spikelets reddish-purple
becoming tan-colored
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain grayish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p697
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p217