familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
genusPanicum
subgenusPanicum subg. Agrostoidea
sectionPanicum sect. Bulbosa
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Panicum sect. Bulbosa
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 481.
Revision as of 20:32, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Plants perennial; cespitose, rhizomatous. Culms slightly compressed, hard, sometimes with a cormlike base. Sheaths slightly compressed; ligules membranous, erose, ciliate. Panicles open, lax, with many spikelets; pedicels short, scabrous. Spikelets lanceoloid, glabrous. Lower glumes up to 4/5 as long as the spikelets, 3-5-veined; upper glumes and lower lemmas 5-7-veined; lower florets sterile or staminate; lower paleas large, lanceolate; upper florets narrow, transversely rugose, apices pilose, x = 9.
Discussion
Panicum sect. Bulbosa includes approximately three species; two grow in the Flora region.
Selected References
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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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