Beaked panicum
Panicum anceps
Poaceae
Description
Stems grow from numerous stout, scaly rhizomes. Sheaths are slightly hairy. The long leaves are hairy on the upper part near the base. The panicle is long and spreading, with slightly curved spikelets. The second glume and lemma of the lower floret are rather widely spread at maturity, often resembling a bird beak. This very palatable grass decreases with heavy grazing.
Beaked panicum is a Perennial, warm-season, native - 18 to 48 inches tall.
Good grazing for livestock. Fair grazing for wildlife.
Habitat
Grows mostly on low, moist, sandy soils in forests or in shaded, grassy pasturelands.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Stem Texture: Hairy
Growth Habit: Grasses, Sod grass
Season: Warm
Distribution
: 01 - Pineywoods, 02 - Gulf Prairies and Marshes, 03 - Post Oak Savannah, 04 - Blackland Prairies
Distributions
Distribution refers to the ecological region in Texas that a plant has been found. You can also view a clickable map.
Book: Know Your Grasses (B-182)
Collection: Grasses
