Panicum urvilleanum Kunth

Desert panicgrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Panicum

Characteristics

A perennial grass up to 1 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in sandy places in deserts. It can grow in arid places. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 2,000 m above sea level.
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Sandy places in deserts and creosote bush scrub in California.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The seed is cooked and eaten or ground and used as a flour. The hairs are singed off. They are cooked for an extensive time.
Uses environmental use
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or by division of the clump.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Panicum urvilleanum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:413466-1
WFO ID wfo-0000886767
COL ID 4CFJG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Monachne urvilleana Panicum megastachyum Panicum preslii Panicum patagonicum Panicum reversipilum Panicum urvilleanum f. subpilosum Panicum urvilleanum Panicum urvilleanum var. longiglumis Panicum urvilleanum var. versicolor