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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Poaceae (Gramineae) (イネ科) > Panicum virgatum
Panicum L. (キビ)Amerikakusakibi (アメリカクサキビ, 亜米利加草黍), switchgrassLifeform: 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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[1/2] in the South Park Blocks of Portland, Oregon, on August 10 2017.