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Philadelphia panicgrass

Panicum philadelphicum Bernh. ex Nees

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Panicum

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Common names

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English
Philadelphia panicgrass, Flatrock panic grass, Tuckerman panic grass

Synonyms

  • Panicum capillare var. geniculatum Scribn.
  • Panicum capillare var. minus Nash
  • Panicum capillare var. philadelphicum (Bernh. ex Nees) Steud.
  • Panicum capillare var. sylvaticum Torr.
  • Panicum lithophilum Swallen
  • Panicum minimum (Gatt.) Scribn. & Merr.
  • Panicum minus Nash
  • Panicum philadelphicum subsp. lithophilum (Swallen) Freckmann & Lelong
  • Panicum philadelphicum var. tuckermanii (Fernald) Steyerm. & Schmoll
  • Panicum porphyrium Trin. ex Nees
  • Panicum soboliferum Scribn. & Merr.
  • Panicum torreyi E.Fourn.
  • Panicum tuckermanii Fernald

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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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.