Panicum flexile Scribn.

Wiry panicgrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Panicum

Characteristics

Slender annual 2–6 dm, erect or nearly so, branched from the base; blades erect, 2–6 mm wide; peduncle exsert, often elongate, the panicle 6–20 cm, half to a third as thick, with numerous ascending or spreading capillary branches, the axillary pulvini glabrous; spikelets narrowly lanceolate, 2.6–3.6 mm; first glume usually acute, nearly half as long as the acuminate second glume and sterile lemma; fr stramineous, narrowly ellipsoid, 1.8–2 mm, a fourth to a third as wide; 2n=18. Moist or dry soil, often in open woods; N.Y. and s. Ont. to N.D., s. to Fla. and Tex.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.12 - 0.75
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Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Panicum flexile world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:181888-2
WFO ID wfo-0000884195
COL ID 4CDQF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 159490
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Chasea flexilis Panicum flexile Panicum capillare var. flexile