Panicum amarum

Panicum amarum

Panicum amarum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Panicinae
Genus: Panicum
Species: Panicum amarum

Name

Panicum amarum Elliott, 1816

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chasea amara (Elliott) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 64 (1911)
• Heterotypic
  • Panicum amaroides Scribn. & Merr., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 29: 5 (1901)
  • Panicum amarulum Hitchc. & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 15: 96 (1910)
  • Panicum amarum var. amarulum (Hitchc. & Chase) P.G.Palmer, Brittonia 27: 149 (1975)
  • Panicum amarum subsp. amarulum (Hitchc. & Chase) Freckmann & Lelong, Sida 20: 171 (2002)
  • Panicum amarum var. minus Vasey & Scribn., Bull. Div. Bot. U.S.D.A. 8: 38 (1889)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode I., South Carolina Regional: Southern Central USA Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Trinidad-Tobago Regional: Central America Belize, Honduras References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Elliott, S. 1816–1821. A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia Volume I. 606 pp., 6 pl. Charleston, SC: J.R. Schenck. BHL Reference page. : A 1:121.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Panicum amarum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Panicum amarum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Panicum amarum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Panicum amarum. Published online. Accessed: October 29 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Panicum amarum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 October 29.

Vernacular names

English: Coastal panicgrass, taller seabeach grass

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