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Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.
fall panicgrass
Symbol: PADI
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Photograph of Panicum dichotomiflorum (fall panicgrass) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester, PA. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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State Distributional Map for PADI
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Plant Distribution by State

Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

PADI

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Related Taxa:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

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Distribution of Panicum dichotomiflorum var. bartowense. Native. Image Available. Distribution of Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorum. Native. Distribution of Panicum dichotomiflorum var. puritanorum. Native.    
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. bartowense
fall panicgrass		 Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorum
fall panicgrass		 Panicum dichotomiflorum var. puritanorum
fall panicgrass		    
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Classification:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Commelinidae –
                      Order Cyperales –
                         Family Poaceae – Grass family
                            Genus Panicum L. – panicgrass
                               Species Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. – fall panicgrass

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Invasive Information:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.
        fall panicum
        western witchgrass
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
KY   Haragan, P.D.. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and Adjacent States: A Field Guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.. 278pp.
 
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.. 397pp.
 
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:*
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FACW FACW- FACW FACW- FAC FAC FACW FAC FACW FACW FACW NO NI FACU*

PABA2: Panicum bartowense Scribn. & Merr. [=PADIB]
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

      *for this plant and/or its related entities and synonyms

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40908.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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Related Web Sites:
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

    CA-UCIPM: Pest Management & Identification
    IL-Weeds of the Northcentral States
    MO-University of Missouri: Missouri Weeds
    NJ-Rutgers Agricultural Weed Gallery
    PA-Key to Identifying Common Grassy Weed Seedlings
    TX-Texas Turfgrass (TAMU)
    Texas A&M;: Grass Images
    USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Herbarium-Image
    VA-Virginia Tech Weed Collection
    WeedScience.com: diagnostic images

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