Status: Native
Synonyms:
Panicum capillare var. occidentale Rydberg
Panicum capillare is a prostrate or somewhat upcurving annual with fine feathery
branches in the inflorescence. Part of the inflorescence always seems to be hidden in the leaf sheath. The spikelets contain one fertile floret and one sterile lemma. Panicum capillare prefers to grow out from underneath rocks and at the roadside in the open.
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Panicum capillare, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher, and the Gila River Festival Field Trip to the Gila River, Box Cyn. Rd. at the Gila River, Sept. 15, 2007
Panicum capillare, branch of panicle, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Gila Bird Area Middle Vista, October 6, 2009
Panicum capillare, closeup of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Gila Bird Area Middle Vista, October 6, 2009
Panicum capillare, plant measured, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Gila Bird Area Middle Vista, October 6, 2009
Panicum capillare, macro of spikelet with typical panicoid grass architecture, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Gila Bird Area Middle Vista, October 6, 2009
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