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panicgrasses
Panicum
Panicum (panicgrass) is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone. They are often large, annual or perennial grasses, growing to 1–3 m tall.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
switchgrass
speciesPanicum virgatum
witch grass
speciesPanicum capillare
Smooth Witchgrass
speciesPanicum dichotomiflorum
Proso Millet
speciesPanicum miliaceum
Bitter Panicgrass
speciesPanicum amarum
Torpedo grass
speciesPanicum repens
Maidencane
speciesPanicum hemitomon
Kleingrass
speciesPanicum coloratum
hall panicum
speciesPanicum hallii
Philadelphia panic grass
speciesPanicum philadelphicum
nimbo
speciesPanicum brevifolium
Wiry Witch Grass
speciesPanicum flexile
Panicum sarmentosum
speciesPanicum sarmentosum
Branched Panic
speciesPanicum effusum
blackseed panicgrass
speciesPanicum bisulcatum
Two-colour Panic
speciesPanicum simile
Australian Millet
speciesPanicum decompositum
Panicum racemosum
speciesPanicum racemosum
Gattinger's panic grass
speciesPanicum gattingeri
Mexican panicgrass
speciesPanicum hirticaule
desert grass
speciesPanicum turgidum
Transvaal Millet
speciesPanicum schinzii
broadleaf panicum
speciesPanicum deustum
Tropical Panic Grass
speciesPanicum trichoides
Sonoran Panicgrass
speciesPanicum stramineum
silky panicgrass
speciesPanicum urvilleanum
Panicum elegantissimum
speciesPanicum elegantissimum
Panicum queenslandicum
speciesPanicum queenslandicum
Winged panicgrass
speciesPanicum alatum
Panicum notatum
speciesPanicum notatum
Kākonakona
speciesPanicum torridum
West Indian Panicgrass
speciesPanicum diffusum
Panicum luzonense
speciesPanicum luzonense
Panicum paludosum
speciesPanicum paludosum
Berg's Panicgrass
speciesPanicum bergii
hillman's panic grass
speciesPanicum hillmanii
Panicum rudgei
speciesPanicum rudgei
Panicum fauriei
speciesPanicum fauriei
Panicum nephelophilum
speciesPanicum nephelophilum
donkey grass
speciesPanicum trichocladum
Panicum pampinosum
speciesPanicum pampinosum
Panicum seminudum
speciesPanicum seminudum
Panicum sumatrense
speciesPanicum sumatrense
Panicum aequinerve
speciesPanicum aequinerve
Panicum buncei
speciesPanicum buncei
Panicum lycopodioides
speciesPanicum lycopodioides
Panicum mitopus
speciesPanicum mitopus
longbeak panicgrass
speciesPanicum capillarioides
pepper grass
speciesPanicum laevinode
Panicum tenuifolium
speciesPanicum tenuifolium
Panicum hirtum
speciesPanicum hirtum
Panicum humile
speciesPanicum humile
Panicum cayennense
speciesPanicum cayennense
Panicum voeltzkowii
speciesPanicum voeltzkowii
Mitchell's panick grass
speciesPanicum mitchellii
Panicum ibitense
speciesPanicum ibitense
Panicum australiense
speciesPanicum australiense
Panicum gilvum
speciesPanicum gilvum
Panicum larcomianum
speciesPanicum larcomianum
Hairy Panicgrass
speciesPanicum hirsutum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.597
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.591
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.327
Garden of Health
1507 · p.265
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.287
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.537
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.285
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.251
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.259
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.732
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.375
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.577
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Panicum in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60301.