Fall panicum
June 10, 2015
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EmailPanicum dichotomiflorum Michx. Poaceae (Grass family)
Life cycle
Erect summer annual
Leaves
Leaves are hairless at maturity, up to 20 inches long with a prominent, white midvein. Leaf sheaths are also hairless at maturity, and there are no hairs on the sheath margin. Seedlings may have hairs on the lower leaf surface and sheath, becoming less hairy with age.
Prominent, white midvein of fall panicum.
Ligule
Hairy.
Stems
Erect, bending in a zigzag manner at the nodes, up to 6 feet tall.
Fall panicum collar region.
Flowers and fruit
The seedhead is a large, open and spreading panicle that may be purple-tinted at maturity and yields small, straw-colored, oval seeds.
Reproduction
Seeds.
Fall panicum seedhead.
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