familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
genusPanicum
subgenusPanicum subg. Agrostoidea
sectionPanicum sect. Antidotalia
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Panicum sect. Antidotalia
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 482.
Plants perennial; rhizomatous. Culms robust, lignified, branching at the middle nodes. Ligules membranous, ciliate, cilia longer than the membranous base. Panicles pyramidal, more or less lax, with many spikelets. Spikelets ellipsoid to ovoid. Lower glumes to 1/2 as long as the spikelets, 1-5-veined; upper glumes and lower lemmas 7-11-veined; lower florets staminate; upper florets smooth, shiny, x = 9.
Discussion
In Panicum sect. Antidotalia, the culms become almost woody at maturity; even a hammer blow fails to flatten them.
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