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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Leaf: Green
Flower:
Fruit:

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AR , AZ , CO , KS , MO , NM , OK , TX , UT
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: High
Light Requirement: Part Shade
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)

Panicum obtusum is a larval host and/or nectar source for:

Dotted Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes eos) Larval Host Learn more at BAMONA

Find Seed or Plants

View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX
Sibley Nature Center - Midland, TX

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-62 Collected 2006-12-06 in Travis County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Bibliography

Bibref 1186 - Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (2005) Covell, C.V., Jr.
Bibref 1185 - Field Guide to Western Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides) (1999) Opler, P.A. and A.B. Wright

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Panicum obtusum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Panicum obtusum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Panicum obtusum