Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Zuloagaea bulbosa (Kunth) Bess
(Bulb Panicum)
Family: Poaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Panicum bulbosum Kunth
Panicum bulbosum Kunth var. minus Vasey
Panicum bulbosum Kunth var. sciaphilum (Ruprecht) Hitchcock & Chase
Panicum plenum Hitchcock & Chase
Zuloagaea bulbosa 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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Zuloagaea bulbosa, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Pinos Altos
Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Oct. 24, 2007
Zuloagaea bulbosa, showing bulb-like base of culm, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Pinos Altos
Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Oct. 24, 2007
Zuloagaea bulbosa, detail of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Pinos Altos
Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Nov. 12, 2007
Zuloagaea bulbosa, panicle, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos
Range, NM 15 near Cherry Creek Campground, Oct. 1, 2008
Zuloagaea bulbosa, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos
Range, NM 15 near Cherry Creek Campground, Oct. 1, 2008
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