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, 2^nd 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.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Panicum virgatum. Published online. Accessed: November 02 2022.
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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