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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 8 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Orange , Green
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , CT , DE , FL , GA , LA , MA , MD , MS , NC , NJ , NM , NY , PA , RI , SC , TX , VA , WV
Native Habitat: sandy coastal shores and dunes

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil Description: Loam, Sand

Benefit

Attracts: Birds

Mr. Smarty Plants says

When to plant grasses on Long Island, NY
December 06, 2009
Dear Mr. Smarty Plants; Are there any grass seeds that I can plant NOW, early December, on Long Island, NY? The planting environment is on and near a sandy bluff on a bayshore, where it can be windy ...
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Plants to control hillside erosion in Vermont
May 23, 2008
Hi, I am trying to do an eagle project that involves putting vegetation onto a hill to prevent erosion. I live in Vermont. What kinds of plants would hold together a hillside and could be planted in ...
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National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC		FACU		FACU	FACU			FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Research Literature

Reslit 506 - Vegetation Colonization of Dredge Spoil on Perdido Key, Florida (1994) D. J. Gibson and P. B. Looney
Reslit 614 - Grazing of Panicum amarum in a Louisiana barrier island dune plant community: Management implications for dune restoration projects (1994) M. W. Hester, B. J. Wilsey and I. A. Mendelssohn
Reslit 831 - Rust Diseases in Ornamental Grasses (2009) Y. Li, M. Windham, R. Trigiano, A. Windham, B...
Reslit 920 - Experimental Dune Building and Vegetative Stabilization in a Sand-Deficient Barrier Island Setting on the Louisiana Coast, USA (1991) I. A. Mendelssohn, M. W. Hester, F. J. Monteferran...
Reslit 1170 - Effects of human disturbance on the dune vegetation of the Georgia Sea Islands (2003) J. C. Rodgers
Reslit 1323 - Recovery and stability in barrier island plant communities (2002) R. A. Snyder and C. L. Boss
Reslit 1520 - Evaluation of enhanced Panicum amarum establishment through fragment plantings and humic acid amendment (2008) J. M. Willis and M. W. Hester
Reslit 1842 - Construction of Texas Coastal Foredunes with Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata) and Bitter Panicum (Panicum amarum) (1977) B. E. Dahl and D. W. Woodard
Reslit 2201 - Effects of Macronutrient and Micronutrient Additions on Photosynthesis, Growth Parameters, and Leaf Nutrient Concentrations of Uniola paniculata and Panicum amarum (1990) M. W. Hester and I. A. Mendelssohn
Reslit 2283 - A Biosystematic Study of the Panicum amarum-P. amarulum Complex (Gramineae) (1975) P. G. Palmer

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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From the Archive

Wildflower Newsletter 1991 VOL. 8, NO.6 - Wildflower Seeds and Germination, Special Intern Appeal Enjoys Great Success, Di...
Wildflower Newsletter 1992 VOL. 9, NO.3 - Water and Landscaping with Native Plants, Research Update, Research Director's R...

Additional resources

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