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Maui panicgrass

Panicum pellitum Trin.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Panicum

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Maui panicgrass: Panicum pellitum (plant). Location: Maui, Puu o Kali
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Maui panicgrass

Synonyms

  • Panicum affine Hook. & Arn.
  • Panicum colliei Endl.
  • Panicum gossypinum Hook. & Arn.
  • Panicum lanaiense Hitchc.
  • Panicum pellitoides F.Br. & H.St.John
  • Panicum pellitum var. pseudagrostis (Trin.) Nees
  • Panicum pseudagrostis Trin.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.