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Panicum virgatum Linnaeus var. spissum Linder. Section: Hiantes. Tufted Switchgrass. Phen: Jul-Sep. Hab: Gravelly or sandy fresh to brackish shores and swamps. Dist: E. Canada south to PA, MD, DE (Kartesz 1999, 2015) and NC and SC.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, HC, K1, K3, K4, Tat, Sorrie (2018b) in Weakley et al (2018a); < Panicum virgatum L. – C, FNA25, G, NY, Pa, RAB, Zuloaga & Aliscioni (2023)
Links to other floras: < Panicum virgatum - FNA25
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
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