Panicum virgatum

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Panicum
Species	Panicum virgatum L.
Common Name	Prairie switch grass
Growth Habit	Grass
Duration	Perennial
Plant Notes	**
C value	4
Status	Native, FAC+ (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Not applicable or data not available.

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Eatonia purpurascens	Eatonia purpurascens Raf.
Milium virgatum	Milium virgatum (L.) Lunell
Milium virgatum var. elongatum	Milium virgatum var. elongatum (Vasey) Lunell
Panicum buchingeri	Panicum buchingeri E. Fourn.
Panicum ichnanthoides	Panicum ichnanthoides
Panicum kunthii	Panicum kunthii E. Fourn.
Panicum pruinosum	Panicum pruinosum
Panicum virgatum subsp. cubense	Panicum virgatum subsp. cubense (Griseb.) Borhidi
Panicum virgatum var. breviramosum	Panicum virgatum var. breviramosum
Panicum virgatum var. confertum	Panicum virgatum var. confertum Vasey
Panicum virgatum var. diffusum	Panicum virgatum var. diffusum Vasey
Panicum virgatum var. elongatum	Panicum virgatum var. elongatum Vasey
Panicum virgatum var. glaucephyllum	Panicum virgatum var. glaucephyllum Cassidy
Panicum virgatum var. scorteum	Panicum virgatum var. scorteum Linder
Panicum virgatum var. thyrsiforme	Panicum virgatum var. thyrsiforme

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 an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Benton, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Elkhart, Greene, Hamilton, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Jasper, Knox, Lake, LaPorte, Lawrence, Marion, Miami, Monroe, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Putnam, Ripley, Starke, Tipton, Vermillion, White

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1923 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
63732	Elkhart		Charles M. Ek	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
60951	Clinton	27 Aug 1941	Charles M. Ek	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
67540	Clinton	02 Sep 1939	Charles M. Ek 8279	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
64490	Porter	12 Sep 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
49654	Howard	29 Jul 1936	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
49655	Howard	24 Aug 1935	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
70576	Marion	17 Jun 1944	J. E. Potzger 9607	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
70568	Henry	01 Jul 1944	J. E. Potzger 9621	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
77431	Ripley	05 Jul 1946	J. E. Potzger 10403	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
47391	Tipton	13 Jul 1939	J. E. Potzger 8171	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
32795	Pulaski	31 Jul 1936	J. E. Potzger 7116	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
18763	Clay	08 Aug 1933	J. E. Potzger 3563	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
67177	Hamilton	08 Aug 1942	J. E. Potzger 9302	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
74846	Vermillion	11 Aug 1945	J. E. Potzger 9978	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
43791	Benton	20 Aug 1938	J. E. Potzger 8022	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
45125	Newton	20 Aug 1938	J. E. Potzger 8045	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
43739	Newton	06 Sep 1938	J. E. Potzger 8096	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
11356	Harrison	07 Sep 1932	J. E. Potzger 2737	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
13893	Greene	07 Sep 1933	J. E. Potzger 3806	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
96694	White	07 Sep 1950	J. E. Potzger 11089	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
12138	Monroe	10 Sep 1931	J. E. Potzger 2176	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
23125	Knox	11 Sep 1934	J. E. Potzger 4677	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
68185	Harrison	11 Sep 1943	J. E. Potzger 9525	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
14881	White	12 Sep 1933	J. E. Potzger 3981	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
14860	Porter	13 Sep 1933	J. E. Potzger 4001	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
76555	Lake	14 Sep 1946	J. E. Potzger 10583	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
17920	LaPorte	15 Sep 1933	J. E. Potzger 4117	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
19122	Starke	15 Sep 1933	J. E. Potzger 4130	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
74717	Jasper	15 Sep 1945	J. E. Potzger 10010	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
74672	LaPorte	16 Sep 1945	J. E. Potzger 10036	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
25932	Marion	23 Sep 1934	J. E. Potzger 4844	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
26545	Cass	06 Oct 1934	J. E. Potzger 4912	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
92849	Porter	29 Jul 1923	Marcus W. Lyon, Jr.	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
155425	Marion	16 Jul 2006	P. A. Scott 2328	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
99083	Lawrence	04 Aug 1933	Ralph M. Kriebel	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
85918	Pulaski	30 Jul 1949	Ray C. Friesner 22894	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
55982	Pulaski	16 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16177	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
21802	Cass	31 Aug 1933	Ray C. Friesner 6429	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
56413	LaPorte	06 Sep 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16338	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
9183	Monroe	10 Sep 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3615	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
9168	Monroe	10 Sep 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3615	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
56328	Miami	20 Sep 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16468	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
41170	Tipton	02 Oct 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11700	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
39806	Tipton	02 Oct 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11700	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
29208	Cass	05 Oct 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9405	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
29125	Pulaski	05 Oct 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9424	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
29126	Pulaski	05 Oct 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9424	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
25981	Cass	06 Oct 1934	Ray C. Friesner 8175	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
21804	Putnam	07 Oct 1933	Ray C. Friesner 7103	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
99128	Putnam	07 Oct 1933	Ray C. Friesner 7103	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
41251	Ripley	09 Oct 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11792	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
15276	Benton	24 Sep 1933	Scott McCoy	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
15277	Jasper	24 Sep 1933	Scott McCoy	BUT Panicum virgatum L.
31685	Newton	01 Jul 1934	Wm. Rhoades	BUT Panicum virgatum L.

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Panicum virgatum

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