Panicum hirticaule

5. Panicum hirticaule J. Presl [syn.: P. capillare var. hirticaule (J. Presl) Gould] (Am.) – An exceptional and ephemeral alien, recorded only once on a dump in Turnhout in 1969, probably as a grain alien (birdseed?).

This single record was initially ascribed to Panicum flexile (Gatt.) Scribn. (Verloove 2001).


Selected literature:

Verloove F. (2001) A revision of the genus Panicum (Poaceae, Paniceae) in Belgium. Syst. Geogr. Pl. 71: 53-72.

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith