Panicum strigosum Muhl. ex Elliott

Roughhair witchgrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Panicum

Characteristics

Perennial; culms in dense soft spreading tufts, mostly 10-20 cm. high; sheaths glabrous, the margins ciliate; blades 2-5 cm. long, 3-6 mm. wide, thin, light green, sparsely pilose on the upper surface, conspicuously papillose-ciliate on the margins; panicles 2-5 cm. long, the axis pilose, the branches stiffly ascending or spreading; spikelets 1.3-1.5 mm. long, glabrous, the first glume one-third to half as long as the spikelet; fruit 1.3 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.15
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Analgesic (leaf), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified), Cough Medicine (unspecified), Pulmonary Aid (unspecified), Throat Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Panicum strigosum world distribution map, present in Panama and United States of America

Conservation status

Panicum strigosum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:182564-2
WFO ID wfo-0000886502
COL ID 4CFC3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Panicum strigosum Panicum ciliatum Dichanthelium strigosum subsp. glabrescens Dichanthelium strigosum subsp. leucoblepharis Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis Panicum ciliatum var. pubescens Panicum dichotomum var. glabrescens Panicum leucoblepharis var. pubescens Panicum strigosum var. glabrescens Panicum strigosum var. leucoblepharis Dichanthelium leucoblepharis var. leucoblepharis