Panicum capillare

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Species Distribution Map
Family:POACEAE
Species:Panicum capillare L.
Common Name:Common Panic Grass; Oldfield Witch Grass; Old Witch Grass
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:PACA6
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Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC (NWI)
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Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Panicum
Species Panicum capillare L. - Common Panic Grass; Oldfield Witch Grass; Old Witch Grass

Citation

Citation Panicum capillare Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 58. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 454 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Hitchcock & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 15: 60. 1910.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Chasea capillaris Chasea capillaris (Linnaeus) Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 64. 1911.Panicum capillare Linnaeus 1753. 
Leptoloma barbipulvinatum Leptoloma barbipulvinatum (Nash ex Rydberg) Smyth, Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 25: 86. 1913.Panicum barbipulvinatum Nash ex Rydberg 1900. 
Leptoloma capillaris Leptoloma capillaris (Linnaeus) Smyth, Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 25: 86. 1913.Panicum capillare Linnaeus 1753. 
Milium barbipulvinatum Milium barbipulvinatum (Nash ex Rydberg) Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 212. 1914.Panicum barbipulvinatum Nash ex Rydberg 1900. 
Milium capillare Milium capillare (Linnaeus) Moench, Methodus 203. 1794.Panicum capillare Linnaeus 1753. 
Panicum barbipulvinatum Panicum barbipulvinatum Nash ex Rydberg, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 21. 1900. WYOMING: Yellowstone National Park, Lower Geyser Basin, 4 Aug 1897, Rydberg & Bessey 3544 (holotype: NY).
Panicum barbipulvinatum var. hirsutipes Panicum barbipulvinatum Nash ex Rydberg, var. hirsutipes Suksdorf, Werdenda 1: 17. 1927. WASHINGTON: Spokane Co.: Spokane River, near the Spokane Bridge, 14 Sep 1916, Suksdorf 9068 (holotype: WS; isotype: US).
Panicum bobartii Panicum bobartii Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 748. 1798. VIRGINIA: Without data, Bobart s.n. (lectotype: P-L). Lectotypified by Hitchcock & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 15: 60. 1910.
Panicum capillare subsp. barbipulvinatum Panicum capillare Linnaeus, subsp. barbipulvinatum (Nash ex Rydberg, Tzvelev, Novosti Sist. Vyshh. Nizh. Rast. 1968: 18. 1968.Panicum barbipulvinatum Nash ex Rydberg 1900. 
Panicum capillare var. barbipulvinatum Panicum capillare Linnaeus, var. barbipulvinatum (Nash ex Rydberg) McGregor, Phytologia 55: 256. 1984.Panicum barbipulvinatum Nash ex Rydberg 1900. 
Panicum capillare var. brevifolium Panicum capillare Linnaeus, var. brevifolium Vasey, in Rydberg & Shear, U.S.D.A. Div. Agrost. Bull. 5: 21. 1897. MONTANA: Gallatin Co.: Manhattan, sand bar in the Gallatin River, 19 Jul 1895, Shear 436 (holotype: US).
Panicum capillare var. occidentale Panicum capillare Linnaeus, var. occidentale Rydberg, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 186. 1895. NEBRASKA: Grant Co.: Whitman, 19 Sep 1893, Rydberg 1788 (holotype: NY?; isotype: US).
Panicum capillare var. vulgare Panicum capillare Linnaeus, var. vulgare Lamson-Scribner, Grasses Tennessee 2: 44. 1894, nom. illegit.Panicum capillare Linnaeus, var. agreste Gattinger 1887. 
Panicum elegantulum Panicum elegantulum Suksdorf, Werdenda 1: 16. 1927, non Mez 1917. WASHINGTON: Spokane Co.: Spokane,
Panicum capillare var. agreste Panicum capillare Linnaeus, var. agreste Gattinger, Tennessee Fl. 94. 1887. TENNESSEE: Sumner Co.?: Ridgetop, 14 Sep 1882, Gattinger s.n. holotype: TENN).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Cherokee, Dallas, Etowah, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lee, Marshall, Montgomery, Morgan

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1966 - 1967

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000018127 Montgomery 8 Aug 1960 Banks, Donald J.
314		 AUA
Panicum Capillare L. Ssp. Capillare
AUA000024515 Cherokee 19 Sep 2004 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12174		 AUA
Panicum Capillare L.
TROY000036711 Bullock 28 Sep 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1353		 TROY
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
TROY000012380 Butler 23 Aug 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17934		 TROY
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
UWAL0013797 Bullock 28 Sep 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1353		 UWAL
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
TROY000027499 Cherokee 19 Sep 2004 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12174		 TROY
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
JSU100116 Marshall 14 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2647		 JSU
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
TROY000042746 Franklin 29 Aug 2013 England, J. Kevin
4495		 TROY
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
AUA000018124 Lee 18 Jun 1960 Banks, Donald J.
275		 AUA
Panicum Capillare L. Ssp. Capillare
ALNHS00001380 Dallas 07 Jul 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-539		 ALNHS
Panicum capillare L.
AUA000018125 Montgomery 3 Aug 1967 Rankin, H.Taylor
AUA
Panicum Capillare L. Ssp. Capillare
UNA00004628 Hale 13 Jun 1966 Maginness, Sherrie E.
322		 UNA
Panicum capillare L. subsp. capillare
JSU100113 Etowah 08 Oct 1995 Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M.
4406		 JSU
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
UWAL0006271 Jefferson 22 Sep 1982 Kral, Robert
69560		 UWAL
Panicum capillare L.
UNA00059325 Jefferson 25 Jul 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11471		 UNA
Panicum capillare L. subsp. capillare
TROY000012379 Butler 21 Oct 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18551		 TROY
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
UNA00004633 Hale 30 May 1966 Maginness, Sherrie E.
323		 UNA
Panicum capillare L. subsp. capillare
JSU100115 Marshall 30 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2767		 JSU
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
USAM000010811 Greene 20 Oct 1979 LeLong, Michel G.
11020		 USAM
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
UWAL0030416 Bibb 09 Aug 1992 Kral, Robert
81292.2		 UWAL
Panicum capillare L.
JSU156375 Morgan 15 Sep 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9172		 JSU
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
AUA000018126 Montgomery Sep 1955 Viccar, Marion
 AUA
Panicum Capillare L. Ssp. Capillare
UWAL0015406 Franklin 29 Aug 2013 England, J. Kevin
4495		 UWAL
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
UNA00065450 Cherokee 19 Sep 2004 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12174		 UNA
Panicum capillare L.
UWAL0009053 Butler 23 Aug 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17934		 UWAL
Panicum capillare L.
SAMF0003262 Butler 23 Aug 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17934		 SAMF
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
JSU100114 Jefferson 12 Oct 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
1224		 JSU
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
TROY000027500 Jefferson 25 Jul 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11471		 TROY
Panicum capillare Linnaeus var. capillare
TROY000032718 Montgomery 24 Oct 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21683		 TROY
Panicum capillare Linnaeus
UNA00004613 Greene 20 Jun 1967 Thomas, Joab L.
T1062		 UNA
Panicum capillare L. subsp. capillare
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