Plants Profile for Panicum rigidulum pubescens (redtop panicgrass)

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General Information
Symbol:	PARIP
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Poaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 143. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
COLO	Coleataenia longifolia (Torr.) Soreng
PAANP	Panicum anceps Michx. var. pubescens Vasey
PALO	Panicum longifolium Torr.
PALOP	Panicum longifolium Torr. var. pubescens (Vasey) Fernald
PALOT	Panicum longifolium Torr. var. tusketense Fernald

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae – Grass family
Genus	Panicum L. – panicgrass
Species	Panicum rigidulum Bosc ex Nees – redtop panicgrass
Variety	Panicum rigidulum Bosc ex Nees var. pubescens (Vasey) Lelong – redtop panicgrass

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Indiana Panicum longifolium long-leaved panic-grass Extirpated
Massachusetts long-leaved panic-grass Threatened
Michigan Panicum longifolium long-leaved panic-grass Threatened
Ohio Panicum longifolium long-leaved panic-grass Presumed Extirpated
Rhode Island long-leaved panic-grass Special Concern

Wetland Status

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Synonyms

COLO Coleataenia longifolia (Torr.) Soreng

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACU
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACU
Midwest	FACU
Northcentral & Northeast	FACW