Biology:Panicum hirticaule
| Panicum hirticaule | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Panicum |
| Species: | P. hirticaule
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| Binomial name | |
| Panicum hirticaule J.Presl
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Panicum sonorum | |
Panicum hirticaule is a species of grass known by the common names Mexican panicgrass and roughstalked witchgrass. It is also known as the Sonoran millet, and is cultivated as a cereal crop in the American Southwest.[2]
Distribution
In North America it is native to the Southwestern United States and Mexico. Its distribution extends throughout Central and South America. It grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas. There is evidence that it was eaten, cultivated and possibly domesticated by Native Americans.[3]
Description
This is an annual[4] bunchgrass growing 10 to 80 centimeters tall and bearing hairy leaves up to 15 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a branching panicle up to 12 centimeters long with rounded spikelets at nodes.
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.898732/Panicum_hirticaule.
- ↑ Fuller, Dorian Q. (2014). "Millets: Origins and Development". Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. New York, NY: Springer New York. pp. 4945–4948. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2181.
- ↑ Nabhan, Gary; de Wet, J. M. J. (January 1984). "Panicum sonorum in Sonoran Desert agriculture". Economic Botany 38 (1): 65–82. doi:10.1007/BF02904417.
- ↑ "The Calflora Database: Panicum hirticaule". http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Panicum+hirticaule. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Panicum hirticaule
- USDA Plants Profile: Panicum hirticaule
- Grass Manual Treatment - Panicum hirticaule
Wikidata ☰ Q7131132 entry
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