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Scientific Name
Panicum virgatum var. virgatum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Panicum virgatum var. virgatum L.
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Switchgrass
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusPanicum
SpeciesPanicum virgatum
VarietyPanicum virgatum var. virgatum
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
on Park list
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Elevation Range Tags
  • Low
Life form Tags
  • Perennial Herb
Park Rank Tags
  • Park scarce
Taxa Group Tags
  • Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Monocot
Bloom Time Tags
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
9
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 1:14:49 PM
Last Modified By
skennedy@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/30/2019 1:11:24 PM
Notes
Species Notes: PMPOA4K2Z0 GRANK received from A.AReznicek and M.RPenskar (92-02-07)Kartesz (1994) includes Panicum longifolium in Prigidulum (various varieties of Plongifolium are listed in synonymy under various varieties of Prigidulum). PMPO
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