Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Panicum > Panicum amarumPanicum amarum (bitter panicgrass; bitter panicum)Synonyms: Chasea amara (homotypic); Panicum amaroides; Panicum amarulum; Panicum amarum amarulum; Panicum amarum amarum; Panicum amarum var. amarulum; Panicum amarum var. amarum; Panicum amarum var. minus Panicum amarum is a species of grass known by the common name bitter panicgrass. It is native to North America, where it is found in coastal regions along the East Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States and into northeastern Mexico. It also occurs in The Bahamas and in Cuba. A cultivar of P. amarum called 'Dewey Blue' is also used for ornamental purposes. |
Bloom Period [1] | Mid Summer | Drought Tolerance [1] | High | Fire Tolerance [1] | High | Frost Free Days [1] | 6 months | Fruit/Seed Abundance [1] | High | Fruit/Seed Begin [1] | Summer | Fruit/Seed End [1] | Fall | Growth Form [1] | Bunch | Growth Period [1] | Summer | Growth Rate [1] | Moderate | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Propagation [1] | Seed | Regrowth Rate [1] | Moderate | Root Depth [1] | 16 inches (41 cm) | Seed Spread Rate [1] | Slow | Seed Vigor [1] | Medium | Seeds Per [1] | 325000 / lb (716502 / kg) | Shape/Orientation [1] | Erect | Structure [2] | Grass | Vegetative Spread Rate [1] | Slow | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Flower Color [1] | Yellow | Foliage Color [1] | Green | Fruit Color [1] | Brown | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Height [1] | 4.92 feet (1.5 m) | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 5 Low Temperature: -20 F° (-28.9 C°) → -10 F° (-23.3 C°) | Light Preference [1] | Full Sun | Soil Acidity [1] | Neutral | Soil Fertility [1] | Infertile | Water Use [1] | Moderate | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Screening - Summer [1] | Dense | Screening - Winter [1] | Moderate |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Assateague Island National Seashore |
II |
8621 |
Maryland, United States |
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Canaveral National Seashore |
II |
9090 |
Florida, United States |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore |
II |
18379 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Colonial National Historic Park National Historical Park |
V |
9316 |
Virginia, United States |
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Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve |
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Florida, United States |
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Fire Island National Seashore |
V |
9433 |
New York, United States |
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Fort Matanzas National Monument |
III |
269 |
Florida, United States |
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Fort Pulaski National Monument |
V |
4213 |
Georgia, United States |
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Gateway National Recreation Area |
V |
1807 |
New Jersey, United States |
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument |
V |
435 |
Virginia, United States |
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Gulf Island National Seashore |
II |
67487 |
Florida, Mississippi, United States |
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Little St. Simons Island |
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Georgia, United States |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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