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Panicum
obtusum
Kunth
Published In:
Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 1: 98–99. 1815[1816]. (29 Jan 1816) (
Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.)
)
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(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
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(Last Modified On 1/8/2018)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant habit:
Erect
Stem consistency:
Firm
Stem height (cm):
20 to 60
Vegetative reproduction:
Stolons
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
3.4 to 4
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets):
1
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory]:
Falling entire
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission):
Without secondary abscission
ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible:
Fodder, Forage
Human edible:
Fruits, Seeds
Details: Economic use:
Grains eaten by Native Americans (Couplan 1998). Used for animal fodder and forage (Moerman 1998).
References:
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Couplan. 1998. Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America Keats Publishing, New Canaan, Connecticut.
Moerman, D. E. 1998. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press, Portland.
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