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Scientific Name
Panicum amarum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Panicum amarum Elliott
Park
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
bitter panicum
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Lilianae |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Genus | Panicum |
| Species | Panicum amarum |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
see voucher; Data Source: Hill, 1986
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
see comments; Data Source: Hill, 1986
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
see comments; Data Source: Hill, 1986
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
JMF - I&M Office
Created Date
7/7/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
JMF - I&M Office
Last Modified Date
4/7/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Hill, 1986: Native. Perennial herb. Glaucous herb with well-developed rhizomes, colonial. Aug.-Oct. Dunegrass, less frequent in disturbed sandand beaches. Infrequent on Assateague, infrequent overall in MD, coastal. Similar to P. amarulum, but with larger spikelets, more glaucous, and forming large but low colonies by an extensive rhizome system not found in #133 (Panicum amarulum, ASIS Herbarium). (Higgins #57). MD & VA?. Slide: B8f-62./
Hamilton, 2004: Voucher specimen probable at MARY and CNWR./, Park Species Data Source: Hill, 1986
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