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Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Panicum bulbosum - bulb panicgrass

Synonyms: Panicum bulbosum var. minor, Panicum plenum, Zuloagaea bulbosa and others see SEINET.
Other Common Names: bulb panicum
Plant Form: Grass

Family: Poaceae


   
 
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  Grass Description -   Glossary of Grass Terminology


Origin: Native    Season: Warm
Habitat Description: Rolling hills and rocky canyon slopes, mostly on riverbanks and moist mountain slopes; often in woodlands and pine forests.
Plant Communities:Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 4000 - 8000 feet


General Description

Desc: A tall leafy grass with erect stems and bulbous swellings at the base, 20 to 48 inches tall. Seedheads well exerted above blades and pyramidal.
Identification Notes: Tufted perennial with short knotty rhizomes, stems thickened, bulbous at the base. Seedhead open, loose and pyramidal, purple in the sun, spikelets rounded and 2-flowered. First glume much shorter than second. Sheaths hairy at the collar.
Grass Type: Perennial bunchgrass  Rhizomes: Y  Stolons: N
Large Dense Clump (> 2 feet): N  Bushy (highly branched): N
Height with Seedheads: Greater than 36 inches
Seedhead Structure: Branched - open and spreading  Seedhead Droops: N
Flowering Period: Jul - Oct
Flower Characteristics

Number of Flowers per Spikelet: Multi-flowered  Spikelets One-sided: N
Awns: Absent   Three Awns: N  Awns Bent: N
Flower and Seedhead Notes: Seedhead 4 to 16 inches long, lower branches spreading, branchlets and spikelet stems appressed. Spikelets 2-flowered, one sterile, one fertile. Glumes unequal, 1st glume shorter. Lemma tapers to a point.
Vegetative Charcteristics

Blade Hairy: Y    Blade with White Margins: N    Blade Cross section: Flat
Blade Notes: Blades flat and thin, up to 24 inches long. Blades may be smooth or slightly hairy.
Sheath Hairy: Y    Tuft of Hairs at top of Sheath or Collar: Y    Ligules: Hairy
Auricles (Ear-like lobes at collar area: N

Forage Value: Fair to poor. Stems become very woody when mature.


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