Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Panicum amarum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Panicum amarum var. amarum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Panicum amarum ssp. amarum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-005:
Panicum amarum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum amarum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum amarum
COMMON NAME:
Seaside Panicum, Bitter Seabeach Grass, Bitter Panicgrass
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JK Marlow jkm090716_021
July Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Leaf blades 20-50cm long, 5-12mm wide, more or less involute, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm090716_022
July Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
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JK Marlow jkm090716_023
July Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Stems solitary or in clumps; plant glaucous, glabrous, w extensive rhizomes, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Panicum amarum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Panicum amarum var. amarum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Panicum amarum ssp. amarum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-005:
Panicum amarum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum amarum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum amarum
2316
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
Habitat: Coastal dunes and shores, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked (plants lacking a rosette of overwintering basal leaves)
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain purplish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p350
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States p699
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p085
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p143