Panicum virgatum, commonly known as switchgrass, is a perennial warm season bunchgrass native to North America, where it occurs naturally from 55°N latitude in Canada southwards into the United States and Mexico. Switchgrass is one of the dominant species of the central North American tallgrass prairie and can be found in remnant prairies, in native grass pastures, and naturalized along roadsides. It is used primarily for soil conservation, forage production, game cover, as a
Other Names: 柳枝稷, Panic Dressé, Просо Прутьевидное, Old Switch Panicgrass, Zacate Klein, Panvir
Panicum virgatum virgatum is a variety of plants with 27 observations
Panicum virgatum cubense is a variety of plants with 12 observations
Other Names: Panicum virgatum va
Panicum virgatum spissum is a variety of plants with 11 observations
What's Growing Here Naturally? What do the butterflies and other pollinators need? How can your garden contribute to the ecosystem at large? What's the good stuff? Let's work together to bring native plants back into our gardens. (Based on Espace Pour la Vie's article naming all the best na...
Ustilago panici-virgati is a species of fungi with 0 observations
US EPA Level IV Ecoregion Location: Texas Description: The Llano Uplift ecoregion is actually a basin; in some places, it is 1000 feet below the level of the surrounding Cretaceous and Paleozoic limestone escarpments. The region has distinctive geology and accompanying soils that influence the t...