Poaceae
Panicum

Panicum capillare L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 58 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canada to N. Mexico, Caribbean. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, Bermuda, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belgium, Brazil South, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Chile Central, Chile South, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Türkey, Ukraine, Uruguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Berry, M. (2019). Adventures and aliens news 17. BSBI News 141: 41-47.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Lambion, J., Delvosalle, L. & Duvigneaud, J. (2004). Nouvelle flore de la Belgique du G. D. de Luxembourg, du Nord de la France et des régions voisines, ed. 5: 1-1167. Edition du Patrimoine du Jardin botanique national de Belgique.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stinca, A. & al. (2017). New alien vascular species for the flora of southern Italy. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 72: 295-301.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Vladimirov, V., Dane, F. & Kit Tan (eds.) (2015). New floristic records in the Balkans: 28. Phytologia Balcanica 21: 367-399.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Berry, M. (2019). Adventures and aliens news 17. BSBI News 141: 41-47.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Lambion, J., Delvosalle, L. & Duvigneaud, J. (2004). Nouvelle flore de la Belgique du G. D. de Luxembourg, du Nord de la France et des régions voisines, ed. 5: 1-1167. Edition du Patrimoine du Jardin botanique national de Belgique.
  • Nobis, M. & al. (2017). Contribution to the flora of Asian and European countries: new national and regional vascular plant records, 6. Botany Letters 164: 23-45.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Zuloaga, F. & Aliscioni, S. (2023). Panicum (Poaceae). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 124: 1-292.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Douglas [84] Canada K003394593 Yes
Arsene, G. [20972] United States K003394605 Yes
Bush, B.F. [9976] United States K003394607 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003394648 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [6449] New Caledonia K003405631 Yes
Crookshank, H. [426] Pakistan K003367828 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 255] United Kingdom K000914558 Yes
s.coll. [4979] K003377501 Yes
Chase, A. [s.n.] United States K003394639 Yes
Jones, G.N. [24649] United States K003394644 Yes
Cotton, A.D. [s.n.] United States K003394655 Yes
Lindinger, L. [s.n.] Pakistan K003367829 Yes
Black, R.A. [s.n.] Australia K003405365 Yes
Pase, C.P. [736] United States K003394647 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [2352] United States K003394640 Yes
Demaree, D. [4125] United States K003394649 Yes
Demaree, D. [45016] United States K003394662 Yes
Drummond, T. [s.n.] United States K003394624 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003394631 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [834] United States K003394619 Yes
Holmes, J.H. [365] United States K003394652 Yes
Babcock, H.H. [3582] United States K003394643 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [1693] Australia K003405364 Yes
Collins, F.S. [151] Bermuda K003394611 Yes
s.coll. [849] K003367460 Yes
Edwards, P.J. [69] New Zealand K003405604 Yes
Niguez, E. [59] K003377502 Yes
Beetle, A.A. [4553] United States K003394623 Yes
Chase, V.H. [s.n.] United States K003394616 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K003394628 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 534] United Kingdom K000914559 Yes
Lyall [s.n.] United States K003394650 Yes
Collins, F.S. [152] Bermuda K003394613 Yes
Moldenke, H.N. [1372a] United States K003394642 Yes
Allan, H.H. [A5] New Zealand K003405605 Yes
St. John, H. [8013] Canada K003394602 Yes
Macoun, J.; Gattinger, A. [3582a] Bermuda K003394617 Yes
Dore, W.G. [519] Canada K003394598 Yes
Brown, S.; Britton, N.L. [21] Bermuda K003394620 Yes
Smith, S.J. [6063] United States K003394634 Yes
Chase, V.H. [10740] United States K003394633 Yes
Chase, V.H. [9081] United States K003394646 Yes
T.F.H. [15] Bermuda K003394614 Yes
Correll, D.S. [20394] United States K003394638 Yes
Hansen, G. [814] United States K003394625 Yes
Bangerter, E.B. [5010] New Zealand K003405603 Yes
Coville, F.V. [s.n.] United States K003394654 Yes
Townsend, D. [23] United States K003394622 Yes
s.coll. [1024] United States K003394645 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [34536] K003405630 Yes
[U. L.] Mac Innes; Lubue, R.A. [320] United States K003394660 Yes
[G. R. Bollen] [K78] Australia K003405366 No
Groth, B.H.A. [211] United States K003394621 Yes
Aiken, S.G.; Darbyshire, S.J. [1808] Canada K003394596 Yes
Balansa, M. [3584] New Caledonia K003405632 Yes
Middleton [s.n.] Bermuda K003394612 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1875] Canada K003394601 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [C2] Canada K003394604 Yes
Peter, R. [s.n.] United States K003394630 Yes
Griffiths, D. [120] United States K003394632 Yes
Bush, B.F. [9170] United States K003394637 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003367459 Yes
Mason, H.L. [3589] United States K003394656 Yes
Burkart, A. [15943] K003377500 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [962] United States K003394615 Yes
Senn, H.A. [924] Canada K003394599 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003394658 Yes
Dore, W.G. [46I26] Canada K003394600 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] United States K003394594 Yes
Cooper, T. [3375] South Africa K003393809 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003405374 Yes
Pearce, R.D. [383] Australia K003405362 Yes
Davis, W. [s.n.] K003377499 Yes
s.coll. [80222] United States K003394636 Yes
St. John, H. [8013] Canada K003394603 Yes
Lindheimer, F.J. [1264] United States K003394651 Yes
Brown, R.K. [s.n.] United States K003394641 Yes
Wetzstein, A.; Kneucker, A. [s.n.] United States K003394626 Yes
Morris, E.L. [a202] United States K003394661 Yes
Allred, K.W. [2446] United States K003394606 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K003394657 Yes
Douglas [s.n.] Bermuda K003394618 Yes
Datar, M.N. [s.n.] United States K003394635 Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada K003394595 Yes
Nelson, A. [7724] United States K003394653 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K003394659 Yes
Henderson, D.L.W. [P9] Australia K003405363 Yes
{Carl. English Jr.} [1156] United States K003394663 Yes
Gorham, E. [45985] Canada K003394597 Yes
Suksdorf, W. [9068] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum var. hirsutipes K000674454 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macoun, J. [82352] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394667 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394674 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394671 Yes
Smith, C.C. [s.n.] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394682 Yes
Wooton, E.O. [s.n.] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394670 Yes
Baker, C.F. [676] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394675 Yes
Fendler, A. [988] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394673 Yes
Suksdorf, W.; Kneucker, A. [822] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394679 Yes
Griffiths, D.; Morris, E.L. [900] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394666 Yes
Guntermann, W. [GX14] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394669 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [s.n.] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394684 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394677 Yes
Drummond, T. [s.n.] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394681 Yes
Thompson, R.A.; Rudman, R.; Johnson, F.L. [S0821] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394665 Yes
Rydberg, P.A.; Bessey, E.A. [3544] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394672 Yes
Suksdorf, W. [6930] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394683 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394668 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394680 Yes
Rydberg, P.A. [2351] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394678 Yes
Eastwood, A. [84] United States Panicum barbipulvinatum K003394676 Yes
Marie-Victorin, F. [28379] Canada Panicum capillare var. occidentale K003394591 Yes
Senn, H.A.; Soper, J.H. [411] Canada Panicum capillare var. occidentale K003394592 Yes
Marie-Victorin, F. [28285] Canada Panicum capillare var. occidentale K003394589 Yes
Hoover, R.F. [2631] United States Panicum capillare var. occidentale K003394609 Yes
Fernald, M.L. [s.n.] United States Panicum capillare var. occidentale K003394608 Yes
Black, R.A. [s.n.] Australia Panicum capillare var. occidentale K003405375 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [07869] United States Panicum capillare var. occidentale K003394664 Yes
Warnock, B.H. [20925] United States Panicum capillare var. occidentale K003394610 Yes
Marie-Victorin, F. [24766] Canada Panicum capillare var. occidentale K003394588 Yes
Senn, H.A.; Soper, J.H. [411] Canada Panicum capillare var. occidentale K003394590 Yes
Suksdorf, W. [11792] United States Panicum elegantulum K000674455 Unknown Type Material Yes

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