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Panicum paludosum Roxb.

Chesapeake panicgrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Panicum

Characteristics

A grass. It grows in water and keeps growing from year to year. It is 25-130 cm long and is spongy. It forms roots at the nodes. The leaf blades are 15-30 cm long by 6-14 mm wide. The flower panicle is oval and 10-30 cm long. The spikelets are narrow and sword shaped and 3 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 1.3
Root system creeping-root
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in water.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The seed grain is commonly eaten.
Uses animal food fodder
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Panicum paludosum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Chad, Thailand, United States of America, Viet Nam, and Vanuatu

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:412521-1
WFO ID wfo-0000885583
COL ID 6TN4L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 671108
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Synonyms

Panicum telmatodes Panicum paludosum Andropogon squarrosus Panicum natans Panicum compositum var. paludosum Panicum decompositum var. paludosum Panicum paludosum var. parvispiculosum Panicum proliferum var. paludosum Panicum repens var. paludosum
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