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Panicum capillare
annual witchgrass, common panic grass, common witchgrass, panicgrass, ticklegrass, tumble panic, tumbleweed grass, witches hair, witchgrass
Indiana Dunes National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Panicum capillare L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Panicum, Species Panicum capillare


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		IN: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
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Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
Coronado National Memorial	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Union National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Teton National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Oregon Caves National Monument	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pecos National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Saratoga National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
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Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
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Wind Cave National Park	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	7/22/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 2:19:11 PM

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