Poaceae
Tropical panicgrass
Panicum trichoides
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Panicum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 发枝稷, 髮枝稷
- English
- Tropical panicgrass
Synonyms
- Isachne mayocoensis Vanderyst
- Panicum andrewsii Rendle ex Baker f.
- Panicum capillaceum Lam.
- Panicum capillaceum var. strictius Döll
- Panicum filamentosum Pers.
- Panicum micranthum Salzm. ex Döll
- Panicum sabiense Renvoize
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ana Caroline Lima, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sw., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Riley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.