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Panicum virgatum L.
switchgrass
       
Symbol:   PAVI2  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Poaceae  
Growth Habit:   Graminoid  
Duration:   Perennial  
U.S. Nativity:   Native  
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 Photo of Panicum virgatum L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth, TX. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.
 
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Plant Images:
Panicum virgatum L.

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Plant Distribution by State:
Panicum virgatum L.

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State Distributional Map for Panicum virgatum L.
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Panicum virgatum L. occures in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming

 

Related Taxa:
Panicum virgatum L.

View 334 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Panicum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Panicum virgatum L. var. spissum Linder. Native.
Panicum virgatum var. spissum
switchgrass
Distribution of Panicum virgatum L. var. virgatum. Native.
Panicum virgatum var. virgatum
switchgrass
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Classification:
Panicum virgatum L.

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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 virgatum L. – switchgrass
 

Invasive Information:
Panicum virgatum L.

switchgrass

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.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Panicum virgatum L.

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
UPL,FACW FAC FAC+ FAC+ FAC FAC FACW FAC+ FAC FACW NO NO NO UPL
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Panicum virgatum L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Food Cover Food Cover Food Cover Food Cover
Miller         Moderate   Moderate  
Yarrow     Low Moderate     Low Low
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

Other Species Accounts and Images:
Panicum virgatum L.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution 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 40913.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View 6 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
 

Related Web Sites:
Panicum virgatum L.

Developing Switchgrass as a Bioenergy Crop

FL-Floridata

Fire Effects Information System

IA-Iowa Renewable Energy Program

IA-Production of Switchgrass for Biomass Fuel

IL-Native and Introduced Grasses in Illinois

KS-Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

Missouri Botanical Garden Horticulture

ND-Grass Varieties for North Dakota

NE-Switchgrass for Grazing and Hay

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

OK-Oklahoma Forages (Photos)

Purdue University Center for New Crops & Plants Products

Texas A&M; University-Grass Images

University of Minnesota Images

University of Saskatchewan Plant Guide

VA-Planting & Managing Switchgrass

WI-Establishment & Management of Switchgrass
 
 
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