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Panicum virgatum L.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Panicum L. (キビ)
Amerikakusakibi (アメリカクサキビ, 亜米利加草黍), switchgrass
Lifeform: deep-rooted, rhizomatous, perennial grass
Distribution: the north America (< 55°N) and Mexico
Habitat: grasslands (often dominant in prairies)
Leaf: 30-90 cm long with prominent midrib
Use: gardening and ornamental (→ cultivars), and recently considered as bioenergy
var. spissum Linder
var. virgatum
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Panicum virgatum in the West Coast


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[1/2] in the South Park Blocks of Portland, Oregon, on August 10 2017.

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