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Wiry panicgrass

Panicum flexile

Also called Wiry Panic Grass, Wiry Witchgrass, Wiry Witch Grass

Wiry panicgrass
Photo: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Annual
Native range
E. Canada to U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Panicum flexile, commonly called wiry panicgrass, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family (Poaceae). It is primarily native to eastern to North America, where it has a scattered and localized distribution. It is typically found in mafic or calcareous open areas, both wet and dry, particularly associated with limestone.

Panicum flexile is a rather delicate annual grass. It can be distinguished from similar-looking Panicum by its long-acuminate spikelets arranged in a slender, elongated panicle.

Other Panicum plants

Bitter panicgrass · Panicum australiense · Witchgrass · Kleingrass · Australian millet · Fall panicgrass · Hairy Panic Grass · Faurie's panicgrass · Panicum gymnocarpon · Hall's panicgrass · Havard's panicgrass · Maidencane

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Panicum flexile by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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