Characteristics
Monocots
Panicum virgatum L.
SWITCHGRASS
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Native FAC (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
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Classification
POALES
Panicum virgatum L. - SWITCHGRASS
Citation
PANICUM VIRGATUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 59. 1753.
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VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 578 (lectotype: LINN; isotype: BM). Lectotypified by Hitchcock & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 15: 87. 1910.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Panicum virgatum - 159
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Panicum virgatum - 164
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Panicum virgatum - 270
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