Panicum havardii: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Panicum
Species
Panicum havardii
Scientific Name
Panicum havardii

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Panicum havardii

Panicum havardii is a species of grass known by the common name Havard's panicgrass. It is native to North America, where it occurs in northern Mexico and Texas and New Mexico in the United States.

This species is a rhizomatous perennial grass with stems up to 63 inches long with an open panicle up to 15 inches long and wide. It grows on sand dunes and in arroyos, where it helps to stabilize areas of open sand. It helps prevent erosion. It provides a forage for cattle when it is young but it is otherwise unpalatable for animals.

...
 

Images from inaturalist.org observations:

We recommend you sign up for this excellent, free service.

Panicum havardii
©celiacook, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

Parent Taxon

Sibling Taxa

Top Observation Places