Panicum capillare L. ssp. capillare

Locations ofPanicum capillare L. ssp. capillare in Virginia

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Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Panicum capillare L. ssp. capillare
Common Name
Witch Grass
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Panicum capillare L.
Comments
Treatment follows FNA in the recognition of two subspecies: the widespread ssp. capillare, including our plants; and ssp. hillmanii of the western U.S. See also Comments under map of Panicum philadelphicum ssp. gattinergi Nash.
Habitat
Sandy or gravelly river shores and bars, clearings, fields, roadsides, dunes, disturbed rock outcrops, waste ground, and other weedy habitats. Frequent in the mountains and Piedmont; infrequent in the Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Native

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