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Panicum amarum var. amarulum
Panicum amarum Elliott var. amarulum (Hitchc. & Chase) P.G. Palmer
Coastal Panic Grass, Coastal Panicgrass
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s): Panicum amarulum, Panicum amarum ssp. amarulum
USDA Symbol: PAAMA2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 8 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AL , CT , DE , FL , GA , LA , MA , MD , MS , NC , NJ , NY , PA , SC , TX , VA , WVNative Habitat: Coastal areas, in swales behind the first dune and on sandy borders of wet areas.
Wildflower Center Seed Bank
LBJWC-1318 Collected 2009-11-04 in Brazoria County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterWeb Reference
Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Panicum amarum var. amarulum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Panicum amarum var. amarulum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Panicum amarum var. amarulum
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR