Poaceae

Desert panicgrass

Panicum urvilleanum Kunth

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Panicum

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Common names

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English: Desert panicgrass

Synonyms

Monachne urvilleana (Kunth) Herter
Panicum megastachyum J.Presl
Panicum patagonicum Hieron.
Panicum preslii Kunth
Panicum reversipilum Steud.
Panicum urvilleanum f. subpilosum Kuntze
Panicum urvilleanum var. longiglume Scribn.
Panicum urvilleanum var. longiglumis Scribn.
Panicum urvilleanum var. versicolor Kuntze

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.