Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Panicum bulbosum Kunth
(Bulb Panicum)


Family: Poaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Panicum bulbosum Kunth var. minus Vasey
Panicum bulbosum Kunth var. sciaphilum (Ruprecht) Hitchcock & Chase
Panicum plenum Hitchcock & Chase
Zuloagaea bulbosum (Kunth) Bess

Panicum bulbosum is a perennial that grows from very recognizable bulb-like swellings at the base. It lives at mid to higher elevations in the Gila Wilderness where there is at least a modest water supply.
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Panicum bulbosum, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Oct. 24, 2007



Panicum bulbosum, showing bulb-like base of culm, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Oct. 24, 2007



Panicum bulbosum, detail of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Nov. 12, 2007



Panicum bulbosum, panicle, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, NM 15 near Cherry Creek Campground, Oct. 1, 2008



Panicum bulbosum, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, NM 15 near Cherry Creek Campground, Oct. 1, 2008


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