switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Summary 3
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
Identification 4
Height: 3-6'
Usually has a large panicle seedhead
Triangle of white hairs at base of leaf blade
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