North Carolina Botanical Garden

Plant Index

Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Genus:
Family:

Panicum virgatum

Panicum virgatum L.

switchgrass

Cultivar(s): Cheyenne Sky, Cloud Nine, Dallas Blues, Haense Herms, Heavy Metal, Northwind, Prairie Sky, Rehbraun, Rotstrahlbusch, Ruby Ribbons, Shenandoah, Thundercloud

Image ID: 20343
Image by: Peterson, Jennifer
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: PAVI2
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Panicum virgatum
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-09-26

CULTIVAR INDEX

Cult_id	Cultivar_name	Action
1689	Cheyenne Sky	View
170	Cloud Nine	View
12	Dallas Blues	View
901	Haense Herms	View
902	Heavy Metal	View
13	Northwind	View
903	Prairie Sky	View
904	Rehbraun	View
26	Rotstrahlbusch	View
1688	Ruby Ribbons	View
14	Shenandoah	View
27	Thundercloud	View

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: PANIC
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Panicum
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Panicgrass
GENUS SUMMARY: (contributed by Richard J. LeBlond)
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Lelong (1986)=Z; Zuloaga & Morrone (1996)=Y; Freckmann & Lelong in FNA (2003a); Haines (2010)=X.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: POACEA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Poaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: (R. Brown) Barnhart 1895 or GRAMINEAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Grass Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 771 genera and 12,074 species, herbs (and some shrubs and trees), cosmopolitan. Tribal classification largely follows FNA (2003a, 2007a), with some changes based on subsequent research, as for instance in the Chloridoideae (Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson 2010a).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a, 2007a)=FNA; Hitchcock and Chase (1950)=HC; Blomquist (1948); Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson (2010a, 2010b). Key to genera adapted in large part from FNA.

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO:
STEMS:
LEAVES:
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS:
FRUITS:
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 4-5 ft.

DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Grass/Grasslike

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION:

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: Aug. - Nov.

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
							x	x	x	x

BLOOM COLOR:

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
				x	x					x

FRUITING PERIOD:

DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE:
NATIVE RANGE: throughout North America

HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text:

Bloom Table Text:

NCBG Location:

Cultural Notes:

SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 4
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 9
GERMINATION CODE:
WILDLIFE VALUE: Bird Friendly
DEER RESISTANCE:

GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
422	SOS	2015-08-04	Heraty	View
470	SOS	2015-08-27	Maynard	View
478	SOS	2015-09-08	Driskill	View
489	SOS	2015-09-09	Driskill	View
497	SOS	2015-09-10	Driskill	View
499	SOS	2015-09-12	Driskill	View
509	SOS	2015-09-21	Maynard	View
692	SOS	2016-08-24	Flood	View
717	SOS	2016-09-20	Walker	View
731	SOS	2016-09-16	Faucette	View
732	SOS	2016-09-19	Faucette	View
742	SOS	2016-09-21	Faucette	View
743	SOS	2016-09-21	Faucette	View
744	SOS	2016-09-22	Faucette	View
752	SOS	2016-09-28	Dakar	View
796	SOS	2016-10-05	Faucette	View
798	SOS	2016-10-06	Faucette	View
929	SOS	2017-08-29	Faucette	View
1879	HORT	2011-03-30	Gocke	View
1880	HORT	2011-03-30	Gocke	View
1881	HORT	2011-03-30	Gocke	View
1903	HORT	2011-05-23	Liloia	View
1904	HORT	2011-05-23	Liloia	View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
3542	1991-0197			View
4814	1994-0011			View
7197	1999-0159	1999-11-10		View
7199	1999-0161	1999-11-10		View
7344	2000-0081	2000-03-14		View
7345	2000-0082	2000-03-14		View
7346	2000-0083	2000-03-14		View
7347	2000-0084	2000-03-14		View
7348	2000-0085	2000-03-14		View
7394	2000-0137	2000-04-05		View
7395	2000-0138	2000-04-05		View
7694	2001-0048	2001-04-25		View
8133	2004-0142	2006-05-19		View
8151	2004-0161	2006-05-19		View
8868	2011-0075	2011-04-28	1879	View
8869	2011-0076	2011-04-28	1880	View
8870	2011-0077	2011-04-28	1881	View
8893	2011-0081	2011-04-28	1903	View
8894	2011-0082	2011-04-28	1904	View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
976	8868	41	NCBG staff	2011-04-21	View
977	8869	41	NCBG staff	2011-04-21	View
978	8870	41	NCBG staff	2011-04-21	View
1008	8893	41	Liloia	2011-07-29	View
1009	8894	41	Liloia	2011-07-29	View
5805	3542	64	NCBG staff	1991-07-19	View
7190	4814	123	NCBG staff	2001-01-01	View
7191	4814	143	NCBG staff	2001-01-01	View
7192	4814	140	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
10144	7197	123	NCBG staff	1999-05-01	View
10318	7344	175	NCBG staff	2000-03-08	View
10319	7345	175	NCBG staff	2000-03-08	View
10320	7346	175	NCBG staff	2000-03-08	View
10321	7347	153	NCBG staff	2000-03-08	View
10322	7347	175	NCBG staff	2000-03-08	View
10323	7348	166	NCBG staff	2000-03-08	View
10324	7348	175	NCBG staff	2000-03-08	View
10388	7394	143	NCBG staff	1999-08-01	View
10389	7395	123	NCBG staff	2001-01-01	View
10390	7395	143	NCBG staff	1999-08-01	View
10882	7694	200	NCBG staff	1967-12-31	View
11387	8133	200	NCBG staff	2003-03-03	View
11405	8151	200	NCBG staff	2003-02-14	View
14000	0	33	Mixon	0000-00-00	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: PAVI2
USDA Common Name: Switchgrass
Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), CAN (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, NS, ON, QC, SK)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC		FACW		FAC	FAC		FAC	FAC	FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Poaceae (R. Brown) Barnhart 1895 or GRAMINEAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Grass Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 771 genera and 12,074 species, herbs (and some shrubs and trees), cosmopolitan. Tribal classification largely follows FNA (2003a, 2007a), with some changes based on subsequent research, as for instance in the Chloridoideae (Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson 2010a).
REFERENCE: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a, 2007a)=FNA; Hitchcock and Chase (1950)=HC; Blomquist (1948); Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson (2010a, 2010b). Key to genera adapted in large part from FNA.

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Panicum L. (Panicgrass)
SUMMARY: (contributed by Richard J. LeBlond)
REFERENCE: Lelong (1986)=Z; Zuloaga & Morrone (1996)=Y; Freckmann & Lelong in FNA (2003a); Haines (2010)=X.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Panicum virgatum in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Panicum virgatum in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Panicum virgatum in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Panicum virgatum in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Panicum virgatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Panicum virgatum

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 20343 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 20343 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)