Panicum virgatum

Panicum virgatum

Panicum virgatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Panicinae
Genus: Panicum
Species: Panicum virgatum

Name

Panicum virgatum L., 1753

Homonyms

• Panicum virgatum Roxb. ex Steud. = Panicum sumatrense Roth

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chasea virgata (L.) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 64 (1911)
  • Milium virgatum (L.) Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 212 (1915)
• Heterotypic
  • Eatonia purpurascens Raf., J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 104 (1819)
  • Ichnanthus glaber Link ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 94 (1854), pro syn.
  • Milium virgatum var. elongatum (Vasey) Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 212 (1915)
  • Panicum buchingeri E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 30 (1886)
  • Panicum coloratum Walter, Fl. Carol.: 73 (1788), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum giganteum Scheele, Linnaea 22: 340 (1849)
  • Panicum glaberrimum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 94 (1854)
  • Panicum ichnanthoides E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 30 (1886)
  • Panicum kunthii E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 29 (1886), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum pruinosum Bernh. ex Trin., Gram. Panic.: 191 (1826), pro syn.
  • Panicum virgatum var. breviramosum Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 150 (1896)
  • Panicum virgatum var. confertum Vasey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 26 (1886)
  • Panicum virgatum var. cubense Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 233 (1866)
  • Panicum virgatum subsp. cubense (Griseb.) Borhidi, Bot. Közlem. 58: 175 (1971)
  • Panicum virgatum var. diffusum Vasey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 26 (1886)
  • Panicum virgatum var. elongatum Vasey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 26 (1886)
  • Panicum virgatum var. glauciphyllum Cassidy, Bull. Colorado Agric. Exp. Sta. 12: 29 (1890)
  • Panicum virgatum var. obtusum Alph.Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl. 2: 392 (1871)
  • Panicum virgatum var. scorteum H.P.Linder, Rhodora 24: 14 (1922)
  • Panicum virgatum var. spissum H.P.Linder, Rhodora 24: 15 (1922)
  • Panicum virgatum var. thyrsiforme H.P.Linder, Rhodora 24: 14 (1922)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Regional: Canada Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Honduras Regional: Caribbean Bermuda, Cuba Introduced into: Austria, Belgium, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Great Britain, Hawaii, India, Japan, Korea References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 59. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Panicum virgatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Panicum virgatum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Panicum virgatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 November 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Panicum virgatum. Published online. Accessed: November 02 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Panicum virgatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

• dansk: Staude-Hirse
• English: Switchgrass
• español: Mijo perenne
• suomi: Lännenhirssi, luutahirssi
• magyar: Vesszős köles, ágas köles
• 한국어: 큰개기장

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