Panicum repens Linnaeus. Section: Repentia. Common name: Torpedo Grass. Habitat: Ditches, roadbanks, disturbed coastal sands, in areas where ship's ballast was deposited. Distribution: Native of Europe and Africa. First reported for NC by Leonard (1971b); reported for numerous counties in the GA Coastal Plain (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009). The nativity of this species in our region is uncertain.

Origin/Endemic status: Pantropics

Taxonomy Comments: Panicum sensu stricto.

Synonymy ⓘ: = HC, S, Zuloaga & Aliscioni (2023); = n/a — RAB; < Panicum repens L. — Ar, Bah, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, GW1, K4, SFla, Tx, WH3; Panicum repens L. Basionym: Panicum repens L. 1762

Links to other floras: < Panicum repens - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
• Great Plains: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 9