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  Panicum virgatum L. image
Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma           

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Family Poaceae
Panicum virgatum L.
switch grass
Panicum: from latin panus probably meaning "an ear of millet"
virgatum: Latin for "wand-like"
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Status: Native
Plant: perennial, 3'-6' tall grass
Flower: blooms Aug.-Sept.
Habitat: full sun; dry, moderate moisture, to wet; prairies; in sandy, loamy soil
(Glossary)

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Flora of North America  (off site)
Grass drawing
Drawing by Agnes Chase from Norman C. Fassett's Grasses of Wisconsin
Synonyms 
Panicum virgatum L. var. cubense Griseb.
Panicum virgatum L. var. obtusum A.W.Wood
Panicum virgatum L. var. virgatum

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