''Panicum havardii'' is a species of
grass
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns a ...
known by the common name Havard's panicgrass. It is native to North America, where it occurs in northern Mexico and
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
and
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
in the United States.
[''Panicum havardii''.]
USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
This species is a
rhizomatous
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow ho ...
perennial grass with stems up to 63 inches long with an open
panicle up to 15 inches long and wide. It grows on
sand dunes and in
arroyos, where it helps to stabilize areas of open sand. It helps prevent
erosion
Erosion is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, and then transports it to another location where it is deposited. Erosion is dis ...
. It provides a forage for cattle when it is young but it is otherwise unpalatable for animals.
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References
External links
USDA Plants Profile for ''Panicum havardii''NatureServe
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havardii
Grasses of Mexico
Grasses of the United States
Flora of New Mexico
Flora of Northeastern Mexico
Native grasses of Texas