Panicum dichotomiflorum |
Panicum mohavense |
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fall panicum |
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Habit | Annual, branching from the base, the culms somewhat decumbent, up to 1 m. tall. | |
Leaves | Sheaths open, usually glabrous; articulation below the glumes; ligules 2-3 mm. long; blades 5-12 mm. broad, usually glabrous. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence an open panicle 1.5-3 dm. long, the branches ascending; spikelets 2-flowered, about 2.5 mm. long; first glume oval, less than 1 mm. long; second glume acute, faintly 9-nerved; lower lemma sterile, with a translucent palea 1-1.5 mm. long; hardened, fertile upper lemma and palea enclosed by the second glume and sterile lemma |
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Panicum dichotomiflorum |
Panicum mohavense |
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Flowering time | May-September | |
Habitat | Disturbed, often wet sites including stream banks and roadsides. | |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across North America to the Atlanitc Coast.
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Origin | Introduced from eastern and central Washington | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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