Barefoot Panicgrass
Panicum sumatrense
- Native to:
- Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Acadmie internationale de gographie botanique,Vinall, H. N.,Philippines. Bureau of Science Philippines. Bureau of Science Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) Philippines. National Science Development Board
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Panicum
- Species:
- Panicum sumatrense
- USDA Symbol:
- PAPS12
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep,oct
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★★★☆☆ Butterfly & moth species supported by this genus (NWF)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- As a warm-season grass, it can resprout from the base after fire and is adapted to periodic burning typical of grassland ecosystems.