Phanopyrum gymnocarpon (Ell.) Nash

Locations ofPhanopyrum gymnocarpon (Ell.) Nash in Virginia

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Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Phanopyrum gymnocarpon (Ell.) Nash
Common Name
Savanna Panic Grass, Clustered Panic Grass
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Phanopyrum gymnocarpon (Ell.) Nash
Comments
Discovered in Virginia in 1992 (Fleming and Rawinski).
A molecular phylogeny of Panicum (AJB 90:796-821 (2003)) supports the segregation of Phanopyrum from Panicum.
Habitat
Shallow water and sloughs of Nyssa aquatica-dominated swamps. Rare, inner Coastal Plain of se. Virginia; known only from the bottomland of Three Creek east of Emporia (Greensville and Sussex cos.), where locally common.
Native Status
Native

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