familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
genusPanicum
subgenusPanicum subg. Agrostoidea
sectionPanicum sect. Obtusa
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Panicum sect. Obtusa
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 480.
Revision as of 20:32, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Plants perennial; rhizomatous or stoloniferous. Culms wiry; nodes swollen, villous (especially on the stolons). Ligules membranous, papery. Panicles contracted; branches spikelike, appressed, 1-sided; pedicels 0.1-2.5 mm. Spikelets ellipsoid, paired. Lower glumes 3/4 - 4/5 as long as the spikelets, 5-7-veined; upper glumes and lower lemmas 7-11-veined, blunt; lower florets stami-nate; lower paleas large; upper florets large, with tiny hairs near the bases and apices, x = 10.
Discussion
Panicum sect. Obtusa includes only Panicum obtusum.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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Conn. +, N.H. +, R.I. +, N.C. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Wash. +, Ala. +, Fla. +, W.Va. +, Mich. +, Del. +, D.C +, Wis. +, Iowa +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Colo. +, Ill. +, Maine +, Oreg. +, Utah +, Mass. +, Vt. +, Wyo. +, Puerto Rico +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, La. +, Ind. +, Md. +, Miss. +, Pa. +, Va. +, Ark. +, Kans. +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +, Okla. +, S.Dak. +, Ky. +, Ariz. +, Idaho +, Tenn. +, S.C. +, Calif. +, Nev. +, Mo. +, Ga. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, Ohio +, Virgin Islands +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. + and Sask. +
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