Panicum virgatum Linnaeus

Panicum virgatum Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2003b.

Vernacular names

• panic raide Darbyshire et al., 2000
• panic dressé Louis-Marie, 1953

• old switch panicgrass ITIS, 2010
• switchgrass FNA Ed. Comm., 2003b
• wand panicgrass Harms, 2006

Synonyms

• Panicum virgatum var. cubense Grisebach FNA Ed. Comm., 2003b
• Panicum virgatum var. obtusum Alph. Wood
• Panicum virgatum var. spissum Linder FNA Ed. Comm., 2003b

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Poales
Family	Poaceae
Subfamily	Panicoideae
Tribe	Paniceae
Subtribe	Panicinae
Genus	Panicum
Subgenus	Panicum subg. Panicum
Section	Panicum sect. Repentia
Species	Panicum virgatum

Habit

Herb