Panicum virgatum L. prairie switchgrass
Global_ID_number40913
Description
other features: adventitious,
leaves: alternate,entire,parallel,linear,
flowers: panicle,hypogynous,june,july,august,september,october,
fruits: acorn,
Plant: not carnivorous,grasslike ,perennial,autotrophic,herbaceous,
Discussion: Grass- Family Poaceae. Monocot.Leaves: each leaf with a zone of dense hairs on upper surface, near where it meets stem. Flowers: large, open flower cluster with many slender branches that spread widely away from the main stem, has scattered, tiny, bud-like flowers near tips. Roots: rhizomes. Grows to 4 feet, occassionally to 6 feet.
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