Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Panicum capillare
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Panicum capillare
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 029-81-010:
Panicum capillare
FAMILY
Poaceae
GREATER THAN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum capillare var. capillare
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Panicum capillare ssp. capillare
COMMON NAME:
Witchgrass, Old-witch grass, Tumbleweed, Tickle Grass
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JK Marlow jkm0311g_35
November Chester County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Panicles densely flowered, very diffuse, included at base until maturity, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0311h_03
November Chester County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Blades 10-25cm long, 5-15mm wide, hispid on both surfaces; sheaths hispid, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.